As part of the rehabilitation program at a juvenile detention center, 17-year-old Hector creates an unbreakable bond with a dog as timid and aloof as himself. When his therapy dog doesn't appear one day because it has been adopted, Hector escapes to look for it. Thus begins an unexpected journey in the company of his older brother Ismael, their grandmother Cuca, two dogs, a cow and other animals.
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Madrid, 1970) directed, in 2006, his first feature film AzulOscuroCasiNegro (Dark Blue Almost Black), with which he won the Europa Cinemas Label Award at the Venice Festival, as well as 3 Goya awards, including Best New Director and Best Screenplay, and the Special Jury Prize at the Malaga Festival. These were followed by Gordos (2009), which earned Raul Arévalo the Goya for Best Supporting Actor, Primos (Cousinhood, 2011) and La gran familia española (Family United, 2013), which received 11 Goya nominations and won two, Best Supporting Actor (Roberto Álamo) and Best Original Song. With Diecisiete (Seventeen) he participated for the first time in San Sebastian Festival’s Official Selection.