The sometimes profound, sometimes slightly sordid tale of Elena, a famous concert pianist who, as a child, was sexually assaulted by a circus clown while the music of Manuel de Falla "Ritual Dance of Fire" could be heard from the circus tent. Since that time, Elena has gone into hysterics every...
A salesman discovers that his wife has died under strange circumstances. Examining these circumstances, it becomes obvious to him that they were mainly caused by himself.
Five men commit a robbery and flee each one for his side. Later they meet in a place to distribute the millions. While they wait for Juan, who is the one who takes the booty, each of them is imagining what it is going to do with his part. But the wait is doing long billiard cue to him and they are...
Charo is a fashion model, in love with enigmatic Adolfo. The fashion house where she works is ruined. In a parade, an English lady confuses her with a countess and invites her to spend some days in Estoril. There, Charo will try to save the company from bankruptcy.
Two friends plan a weekend of partying while their wives go to a mountain chalet. But everything gets complicated when a corpse appears in the pantry, apparently out of nowhere.
Several individual stories converge in the imposing setting of the southernmost tip of the continent, all of them involving a crisis of faith. Most of the important situations in the film are based on real episodes, such as the massacre of indigenous people perpetrated by the landowners in the area.