In 2050, Elites Leave 80% of Humanity Jobless While They Surround Themselves With Huge Walls

In the near future, the economic situation has struggled to the point that only 20% of

the citizens are employed and the rest of the population are rotting in poverty. Eventually

the government decides to build a wall in the middle of the city, so now the Jobless live

outside of it in an area known as the “Zone”, and the Actives live in the prosperous city behind

the wall. A strict army of guards protects this wall 24/7. Thirty years after the wall was built,

the situation in the Zone includes a large number of untreated diseases and a lack of safe drinkable

water. In the Zone, Noah is going around checking sleeping people for clean water and tries to steal

from a girl. When she reacts, Noah’s mother Izia appears from behind with a knife and makes her

drop the bottle. Suddenly a huge announcement appears on the screens of the wall saying that

the government will be offering jobs for everyone soon, but the Zoners have trouble believing it.

Meanwhile in the city, Ruben and his wife Thais are getting ready to go to work at Aquaville,

the only water company. Their daughter Mael is getting dressed in different clothes than the

rules indicate, so Ruben has to scold her not to get fined. He also reminds

her to practice her exercises more often because she’s mute and she’s already seen as an outcast,

so she must work hard to succeed. When they arrive at the office, they learn that Minister of Labor

Monroe is finally being freed after a year of being a hostage because they’ve reached a deal

with the rebels that kidnapped him. For the first time in a decade, Prime Minister Nadia visits the

Zone to give a very fake speech about equality and inform them what the deal is about: the rebels

will release her husband Monroe and in exchange, ten thousand Zoners will be given jobs in the city

under the “Solidarity Job Program”. The Zoners are very happy to hear the news, but the Actives

are worried and wary because they have a negative perception of poor people. After the announcement

is over, Minister Monroe is released by the rebels and the guards take him to reunite with Nadia, who

asks him in a whisper to announce he was treated well. Monroe tells everyone he’s fine but once he

leaves with Nadia in their car, it’s revealed he’s missing two fingers. He’s surprised that

Nadia accepted the deal because she hates Zoners, but she had to because Monroe’s kidnapping caused

an international scandal and the World Bank would stop lending them money if they kept ignoring the

situation. At home, Monroe is given new fingers, and his daughter Zoe tells him he will answer

questions later because right now his stress will distort his answers. Meanwhile, Noah goes to class

with Mister Robinson, who worries that some of his students may be drinking too much Sitiscut, an

illegal substance some addicts use to replace the lack of water. Robinson teaches them the origins

of the current system and says people shouldn’t have to work in order to exist and be someone.

Noah thinks that work equals freedom and mentions his father who won the lottery thirteen years ago

and now is living happily in South Europe. After class Noah sees Vali stealing things from the

school kitchen, but she runs away by escaping through the window. At the wall, the Zoners

are being interviewed to see who gets to join the program. If anyone looks sick because they drank

contaminated water, they’re instantly kicked out of the line. Izia is interviewed together

with two other women, but one of them is kicked out because she stinks of anxiety. They’re asked

pretty intense questions about their background, and since there’s only one spot left, Izia lies

and tells them the other girl is an addict, so she gets the job. Before they’re able to enter the