We Are No Angels

In the 1920s United States, Raphael the boxer works as a mechanic in their shared workshop while Angel returns with winnings from his meetings with Black Bull. Angel hides the money and argues that true wealth comes from reinvestment, not loose cash. The brothers clash over loyalty and trust as the dispute strains their partnership.

In the western town of Highfalls, the mayor’s solution to ongoing disputes is a race between cars and carriages. Shark backs the conservatives, while progressives push for modernization, turning the event into a proxy fight. The brothers become drawn into the spectacle and its politics.

Angel persuades Raphael to join a plan to fetch Professor Arcangelo, hoping the inventor will provide tools and leverage. They track down Arcangelo and recruit his contraption, then head toward Highfalls. Along the way they meet Willy, a lively child, and Evelyn, who catches Angel's eye.

Upon arriving in Highfalls, Shark's men smear Angel's car, triggering a street skirmish. Raphael orders the attackers to retreat to the back of a truck, and the group heads to Linda Sutton's for a midday meal. The tension of money, loyalty, and the town's divisions remains unresolved.

Angel and Evelyn exchange meaningful looks and a growing kiss, while Willy and Polly tease Raphael. The budding romance sits alongside the political and personal rivalries tearing the brothers apart. The pageantry of the town's rival factions presses in from every side.

Shark's forces attack Angel's transport wagon, trying to cripple his business. Raphael's anger flares as he helps Angel repel the assault, turning the clash into a chaotic contest featuring improvised golf and baseball shots. The brothers' loyalties are tested as violence spikes in the city.

During the chaos, Raphael spots a banknote and pockets it, realizing the money is somewhere else. The discovery adds personal stakes to the ongoing money dispute and deepens the brothers' entanglement with Shark and Black Bull. It foreshadows a larger theft that will shape what follows.

Soon after, Raphael uncovers that the entire stash is hidden inside a music case and keeps it for himself, avoiding immediate confrontation. The discovery further complicates the brothers' trust and hints at the motive behind Angel's earlier deception. The value of the swag tightens the web of competing interests around them.

Raphael confronts Black Bull in a warehouse, and their fight ends with mutual respect rather than surrender. He then returns to town with Black Bull by his side, confirming a fragile alliance in the background. The uneasy partnership foreshadows further upheaval in Highfalls.

Polly and Willy cry and inform Raphael that Shark's men have kidnapped and cooked their lamb, a cruel prank that underscores the town's brutality. Raphael attacks the aggressors, triggering a fresh brawl that drags in both progressive and conservative factions. The violence deepens the rift and raises the stakes for the brothers.

Taking advantage of a distracted moment during the melee, Angel seizes Raphael's money and uses it to buy land. Raphael realizes the betrayal as the stash vanishes. The rift between the brothers widens, fueling the looming showdown.

With the car's engine broken, Professor Arcangelo's hang glider invention is revealed and used to propel the brothers toward the finish line. They land near a barn and uncover a hidden car that helps them win the race against the carriages. The moment marks a triumph of ingenuity over tradition.

After the race victory, a final quarrel erupts over land and money, sending the brothers tumbling into a hole near a well on their newly bought property. Professor Arcangelo discovers oil in the well, signaling a new era of wealth and opportunity. The story closes with a sense of potential, despite the personal rifts that remain.