A social drama centered on the miserable conditions experencied by cane cutters in Argentina's north.
A melodramatic, psychological thriller, the film tells the story of a young wealthy widow, who is unhappy. She meets a Bohemian artist who marries her to escape the poverty of his family, but is stifled by her possessiveness and jealousy.
A commissioner from Corrientes solves cases according to his own system. Based on the novel "Los casos de don Frutos Gómez", by Velmiro Ayala Gauna.
