一个忧伤的故事，报告了一个酗酒的前英国领事在小镇的自我扑灭进程，一个伶仃的酒鬼在面临昨天时作出的沉痛决定：死亡，大概从新开端。　　导演约翰·休斯整理曾导过《马耳他之鹰》、《碧血金沙》、《灵欲思凡》等。

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. So…