After the corrupt former Mayor is killed by the peasants, poor janitor Juan Vargas is appointed new Mayor of a desert town in central Mexico. Although he tries to bring the motto of the ruling party to town (modernity, peace and progress) he realizes soon that there's nothing to do against corruption... except to become corrupt. Step by step, helped by his pistol, Juan Vargas becomes the law and the worst Major in the town's history. 故事讲述墨西哥农民杀死腐败的前市长后，不幸的看门人阿瓦尔加斯在墨西哥中部被任命为一个沙漠镇的新市长，他努力提倡执政党的新意识，到任不久就立下反对腐败的座右铭，但反对也开始变得腐败，一步步在他的枪手帮助下，阿瓦尔加斯成为法郎和镇上历史最恶劣的一页。
南方小城，大雨将至。工地司机小张为了挽救和女友的爱情，抢劫了老板的巨款，引发连锁反应。几股势力纷纷对小张展开追逐。原本没有关系的他们，命运产生了交集。在一番阴差阳错、啼笑皆非的交手之后，他们迎来了意想不到的结局，命运和他们开了一个大大的玩笑。历时三年，导演刘健一人身兼多职，用独特的画风描绘了在一个发生在一天之内的黑色幽默故事，呈现出一幅独特的时代风景画和社会众生相。
