Mexico, state of Sonora in 1863. Often, blood is the only thing that moistens the ground of this dry land, plagued by violence and crime. Yet the hacendados, owners of the large estates and descendants of proud conquistadors, pursue their ideals of honor and justice against all odds. Men like Don Armando go so far as to disown their own sons and condemn them to certain death if necessary. Thus, the young Don Diego finds himself accused of murder in the midst of the Sonora desert, at the mercy of both the wildness of its animals and the brutality of the people who live there. Only his mother, Doña Maria, believes in Diego's innocence and will do anything to save him. Philippe Thirault reveals the worst in humanity in this tightly woven, brutal Western. "Hacendado" knows no heroes. And those few who try to follow the path of righteousness pay a high price for it.