Writer/Director Alberto Arvelo Mendoza (TO PLAY AND TO FIGHT; HABANA HAVANA) transposes Edmond Rostand's swashbuckling romance Cyrano de Bergerac to the crowded slums of Caracas, Venezuela. There, amid poverty and danger, strong and sensitive Cyrano (Edgar Ramirez) ghostwrites lyrics for a local rapper, but can’t bring himself to declare his love to the object of his affection, the beautiful Roxana (Jessika Grau).When the handsome Cristian (Pastor Oviedo) moves to the neighborhood,it’s love at first sight for Roxana, and further heartache for Cyrano. When Cristian’s actions embroil the entire neighborhood in violent gang warfare, Cyrano faces the most difficult test of his honor yet.