The film stars Frank Ramírez, Florina Lemaitre, Humberto Dorado, Fausto Cabrera and Carlos Vives.
The film starts with news reporter Jose Antonio Pupo (played by Carlos Vives) interviewing a man after events have taken place.
Meanwhile, Jacinto (Fausto Cabrera), an intellectual and rebellious Spaniard of Spanish Civil War, devises a way to remove everything inside the house (walls, windows, bathtubs, kitchens, toilets, roofs and so on) and to transport all of it to another location.
As the house is being dismantled, Misia Triana (Delfina Guido) accidentally finds the silhouette of the virgin Mary on a wall, which persuades her to help.
The movie ends by returning to the journalist Jose interviewing Calle Isaza and finally the former inhabitants are shown gathered on a hill with a panoramic view of Bogotá.
Having chosen to tell a story about a rich property owner evicting poor squatters, Sergio Cabrera was able to explore the political themes of community belonging and resistance to power.
By focusing upon the inhabitants and their teamwork in moving the house and outwitting the owner, the film exposes the corruption of officials such as judges, police, lawyers and politicians in Colombia.
[1] Looking back in 2015, the Bogotá Post wrote that the film "is considered Cabrera's masterpiece and has become one of the shining examples of Colombian cinema", classing it as a must-see.