Martin, a child of nine years, is the one in charge in a class during the teacher’s absence. He has to write down at the blackboard the name of the students who talk. It seems an easy task ... until the bully of the class starts to speak.

After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and unofficial leader of the group. A court case hangs over him relating to a shipyard lamp he smashed during a protest against the closure. José is bitter that his wife, Ana, is employed when he is not.