Fever Mounts at El Pao

A tense political thriller set in a Latin American prison state, driven by power struggles, betrayal, and the moral compromises of those seeking control.

After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.