UnabletoflythenestduetotheeconomiccrisisthatgripsSpain,apenniless,youngcouplehavetroubleconsummatingtheirfledglingrelationshipintheirparentshomes.Astheybecomeincreasinglydesperatetomakelove,theyareforcedtolooktopopularpublichotspotscommonlyusedforsexamongyoungpeople,knownbythelocalsaspicaderos.However,thingsareneveraseasyastheyseem,andtheirrelationshipisquicklytestedastheytrytobreakfreefromtheshacklesofacrumblingeconomy.Picaderodepictsthequiethumiliationsoftheeconomiccrisisthroughasimplenarrativethatunfoldsthroughtableausofobservationaldead-panhumour.
