Liborio is a peasant who disappears in a hurricane and returns as a prophet. He says he’s been given a mission: to bring the good and take away the evil, curing the sick and teaching by example. People begin to congregate by his side and they move to the mountains to have total freedom and develop his dream of an independent community. Everything changes when the invading US Marines wants to disarm and disband the community. Liborio wants to avoid a confrontation but they know they can't run forever.
Olivorio Mateo Ledesma was a Dominican revolutionary and spiritual healer. Known by his nickname, Papá Liborio, he is presented as a popular figure in Dominican Vudú tradition. Coming from a rural background, his guerrilla actions were considered a threat to the governments of the Dominican Republic and to the U.S occupation of the island, which he faced on sixteen occasions.
