Ruby is a young man from a working-class neighborhood in Madrid, tired of the violence and distrust that define his group of friends' daily lives.
Together with Nélson, Daniela, and Alexis, he spends the eve of Saint John's Night, where every plan and every action turn into a competition among the boys to validate their status within the group.
As night falls, Ruby finds himself at odds with his friends over an alleged theft, with the flames of the Saint John's bonfires as silent witnesses.
Regissørbiografi
Diego Gardo and Víctor Candela, both 32-year-old Madrid natives, have built their careers in the audiovisual field, specialising in different areas of film production.
Diego works as a director of photography, while Víctor has established himself as a video editor.
Together, they have contributed to a wide range of projects, from fiction and advertising to documentaries and music videos.
Their creative journey began in their teenage years in the Ciudad Lineal district, where they met and became part of Madrid’s underground graffiti and rap scene.
Those years on the streets, shaped by artistic expression and life in the neighbourhood, sparked their interest in cinema as a tool for telling real stories and exploring themes of social class.
However, their approach is not limited to a naturalistic aesthetic; instead, they seek to combine everyday themes with a more poetic narrative, incorporating dreamlike elements.
Their interests extend beyond the audiovisual world.
Víctor, for instance, studied Law before training as an editor and post-producer at the Instituto del Cine de Madrid, and he also worked for several years as a secondary school teacher on the French island of Mayotte.
Diego, on the other hand, although focused on the film industry from an early age, enriches his creative vision through reading essays on politics and economics.
