Los olvidados

El Jaibo escapes from juvenile jail and returns to lead his street gang in the Mexico City slums. His return marks a harsh new order where poverty shapes every choice and the gang preys on the vulnerable. The environment becomes the stage for fear, power, and quick, brutal judgments.

The gang targets a blind street musician, beating him and wrecking his instruments. They turn a crime into a violent display of power, leaving a silence-filled warning in their wake. The act reveals how fear governs the streets.

With El Jaibo's help, the gang tracks Julián and confronts him. Julián refuses to fight, stating violence wouldn't be fair. Enraged, El Jaibo knocks him down and finishes him with a stick, taking Julián's money as a brutal trophy.

El Jaibo warns Pedro not to report Julián's murder and shows him Julián's money to pull him deeper into the gang's code of silence. The seed of loyalty above truth takes root as Pedro realigns his loyalties. The moment hardens the divide between the two boys.

Pedro's home life is cold and distant, with his mother’s jealousy and lack of warmth pushing him toward harsh realities. He decides to seek a fresh start by becoming an apprentice to a blacksmith. The choice marks the first step away from childhood into a survival-driven life.

A knife goes missing from the blacksmith’s table, signaling a drift from innocence. Pedro is accused of the theft and sent to the juvenile rehabilitation program, the 'farm school.' There, the strict routine tests him, and he ends up killing two chickens during a fight as a desperate act of resistance.

At the farm school, a 50-pesos bill from the principal is meant for errands but becomes a test of trust. Pedro leaves with the money, only to have El Jaibo steal it, widening the rift between them. The incident presses Pedro to question where his loyalty truly lies.

Pedro confronts El Jaibo again, and their fight ends in a stalemate. He publicly accuses El Jaibo of Julián’s murder, challenging the gang’s code of silence and drawing in the police. The unraveling of their criminal world begins to take shape.

A blind observer overhears the accusation and tips off the authorities to the danger in the streets. Pedro tracks El Jaibo down once more, determined to stop the cycle of violence. The pursuit culminates in a brutal confrontation.

El Jaibo murders Pedro as he pursues him, and the police shoot El Jaibo as he tries to escape. The city closes in around the tragedy, underscoring the cost of vengeance and fear. Pedro's death marks a turning point in the community.

Meche and her grandfather discover Pedro's lifeless body in a shed and decide to remove the evidence rather than seek justice. They carry him toward a cliff littered with refuse, trying to hide the consequences of the gang’s violence. Their night-time return to the city is solemn and heavy.

Pedro's mother arrives, searching for her son and forced to confront the consequences of neglect and violence. She confronts the emptiness left by years of absence and the gravity of the choices that shaped his life. Meche and her grandfather's decision to hide the evidence hints at a broader cycle of silence that sustains the street's brutality.