El colapso
An exploration of the societal consequences when a nation's financial, technological, political, and environmental systems collapse. Told in eight stand-alone episodes filmed in one continuous shot.
Episodes
El supermercado
Omar will have to decide between escaping with his girlfriend Julia and his friends or staying at work and with his family in the face of the food crisis in the city.
La gasolinera
Maribel and her family exchange food for fuel on the outskirts of the city. The balance is upset when a policeman jumps the queue and forces them to fill up his patrol car.
El avión
Lucio is a wealthy businessman who receives an emergency call. He has 13 minutes to get to the airport and take the last flight to a refuge island in the face of imminent social catastrophe.
La comunidad
In the face of urban collapse, a group of people arrive in a self-sufficient rural community to seek shelter. Leading the group is Manuel, an old acquaintance of the community. Eligio, the village leader, reluctantly agrees to temporarily host the group while the council decides whether the space and food are sufficient to accommodate the newcomers.
La refinería
More than two months have passed since the collapse and the effects are still being felt everywhere. A power outage causes an explosion at a refinery. Station manager Noé will push his strength to the limit in the face of the emergency, risking not only his life but also that of his own daughter.
El asilo
Marco struggles to keep a group of elderly people alive in a nursing home. When violence from outside reaches the facility, Marco must face the limits of human empathy and solidarity to help his patients in a desperate situation with no alternatives.
La isla
Aboard a sailboat, Soledad navigates a race against time as she finds a way to reach a high-tech island where she was guaranteed a place to safety.
La conferencia
Jacobo and a group of environmental activists plan to boycott the event of the Secretary of the Environment to use a media platform to warn the regime that the system is about to collapse, but when they arrive, things get complicated.
