The film functions as a "making-of" documentary gone wrong. The narrative is driven by the friction between the high-maintenance, out-of-touch artists and the pragmatic, cynical locals. The director (played with neurotic energy by Bruno Garcia) wants "art," the American producers want "action," and the locals just want the chaos to end so they can go back to their lives—lives that are infinitely harder than the movie plot suggests.
The film functions as a "making-of" documentary gone wrong. The narrative is driven by the friction between the high-maintenance, out-of-touch artists and the pragmatic, cynical locals. The director (played with neurotic energy by Bruno Garcia) wants "art," the American producers want "action," and the locals just want the chaos to end so they can go back to their lives—lives that are infinitely harder than the movie plot suggests.