UnabletoflythenestduetotheeconomiccrisisthatgripsSpain,apenniless,youngcouplehavetroubleconsummatingtheirfledglingrelationshipintheirparents'homes.Astheybecomeincreasinglydesperatetomakelove,theyareforcedtolooktopopularpublichotspotscommonlyusedforsexamongyoungpeople,knownbythelocalsas"picaderos".However,thingsareneveraseasyastheyseem,andtheirrelationshipisquicklytestedastheytrytobreakfreefromtheshacklesofacrumblingeconomy."Picadero"depictsthequiethumiliationsoftheeconomiccrisisthroughasimplenarrativethatunfoldsthroughtableausofobservationaldead-panhumour.