On November 15, 1992, rebels storm into Mariquita, an isolated mountain village in Colombia, and force its men to join them, killing anyone who resists. Only widows, unmarried women, the village priest, and a pale-skinned boy disguised as a girl remain. The village plunges into chaos, with dirty streets and food shortages. Rosalba, the widow of the former police sergeant, envisions a new future for the village. As self-appointed judge, she sets new laws, enforces order, and revives the economy, striving to establish a utopian village surpassing any revolutionary dream.