Five teenagers violently escape a reformatory school in an Argentinean province. They must journey a hundred kilometers for the promise of a home to continue their days. They hunt to feed, rob houses they come across, do drugs, bathe in the river, fight with each other and make love.

Beginning as what seems to be a social docudrama, The Wild Ones soon shifts into a dazzling, disquieting and eventually mythical fable: one where the darkness and wildness of nature takes over. This impressionistic debut feature with non-professional actors is a striking visual and sonic experience.