Region of Castilla La Vieja, Spain, early 20th century. In Luján, a village ravaged by drought, Juan, a humble farmer who survives with his wife and son, confronts a local loan shark and is imprisoned as a result.

• Carmen Viance
• Pedro Larrañaga
• Amelia Muñoz
• Pilar Torres
• Ramón Meca
• Víctor Pastor
• Antonio Mata
• Modesto Rivas