Marcos and el Gorgoritos are artists who use song to conquer girls. Matilde, Marcos's girlfriend, is pressured to marry another man. Marcos must prove that he is worth it.
When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the region decided to stand up to the giant utility.
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.