Sidetracked is an optimistic comedy about how a group of friends – all in their forties - confront challenges experienced by many in present-day society: the lack of jobs and opportunities, the search for a better life and love stories that rarely last forever. After a six-year relationship, Alberto and Luisa, who are at a low-ebb in both their personal and professional lives, decide to move to a small village in the middle of nowhere. Luisa has to travel to Madrid every day to work whilst Alberto takes care of their son. They soon realise in they are not alone in their struggles.