The day Pasqual, a Peruvian migrant worker, decides to distance himself from his wife and move to Jerusalem, is the day before the ninth birthday of their son Luca. Pasqual sets out on a journey across the new city to find a birthday present for his son. The failed attempts of the helpless father in the difficult reality of immigrant life lead Pasqual to understand that he must make a painful concession in order to bring happiness to his son on the most important day of the year.