The film tells the story of a priest facing poverty and social disorders that occurred during the presidency of Eduardo Frei Montalva.

The protagonist, Father Jaime (The Priest), must constantly struggle between his obedience to the hierarchy of the Church and his desire to take a more active role in the workers' revolution that is being planned in the port of Valparaíso in 1967.

Given the film's portrayal of the struggles of the working class, it was part of a long list of media that was heavily censored by the military dictatorship after the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat.

The film narrates the story of a priest who confronts poverty and social disorder during the government of Eduardo Frei Montalva.

The central character, Father Jaime, struggles with balancing his allegiance to the Church hierarchy and his desire to take a more active role in the planned worker's revolution in the port of Valparaiso in 1967.