Six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother's apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Punctuated by moments of youthful exuberance and mature ruminations, this coming-of-age drama, set amongst summery hues, is an extraordinarily moving snapshot of being a child in an adult world.

Uxbal is a man on the wrong side of the law who struggles to provide for his children on the dangerous streets of Barcelona. As fate encircles him, Uxbal learns to accept the realities of life, whether bright, bad, or biutiful. "Drama ambientado en Barcelona, España y centrado en la vida de Uxbal, un hombre que lucha por mejorar la vida de sus dos hijos mientras tiene que lidiar con su esposa bipolar antes de morir de cáncer terminal, ganando dinero...