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The film shows the gripping way "El Sistema" functions on a daily basis in a typical nucléo: the "La Rinconada" nucléo is located adjoining the barrio of the same name. The area around the nucléo is considered as one of the most dangerous and poorest areas in Caracas. Up to 300 children find their daily destination here. In the film, three selected young people from the nucléo are accompanied through their daily lives for a whole year. The kids come from different backgrounds, family circumstances and stages of personal development. There are correspondingly few overlaps in their biographies - up until the day when they become part of the "system" and are confronted by their own instruments, as well as the love, persistence and patience of their teachers. One of Jose Antonio Abreu's key goals is to broaden young people's horizons and encourage them to organise their own lives in a meaningful, responsible way. The film documents the personal development of the children and teenagers, few of whom will be crowned by a successful musical career. This is, however, not what the system aspires to.The film explores the central question: what can the system accomplish by connecting young people with classical music, and to what extent can it change their lives?