In 1981, three mechanics from Zaragoza, Alfonso, Jorge, and Gabi, overwhelmed by debt and after months of unemployment, decided to kidnap the league's top scorer, Enrique Castro "Quini," the FC Barcelona striker. In exchange for his release, they demand 100 million pesetas. But they soon discover, the hard way, that life isn't like the movies. And being a bad person when you're good isn't easy.