THE DISHWASHER (EL LAVAPLATOS) follows a little boy named Cristian, whose father has recently been promoted from dishwasher to line-cook, and decides to take his family out for a celebratory dinner that evening. The happy family’s dinner is suddenly interrupted when they receive a message from El Pez, an underboss for the local cartel. And just like that… The celebration is over. El Pez orders his henchman, Soldado, to approach the family’s table where he gratuitously flexes his power. Forcing Cristian and his parents into a fight-or-flight situation, the walls continue to close in on the young family in this unrelenting thriller, culminating with a plot for vengeance.