It's 8 AM in a summer morning from the 70's. Jon, an ETA member, is being chased by the police in the Old Town of San Sebastian. While he runs, he revises his whole life.
In 1935, a storm caused an English ship carrying coal to run aground in Bizkaia. Residents of Algorta gathered to rescue the coal, but Sabas Jauregui ignored their pleas and dragged his children into the storm.
The crew of the vessel 'Maria Auxiliadora' starts fishing and smuggling. The relationship between the crew is complicated by economic and loving problems. Moreover, when they were at sea, the sailor on call is expelled from the front.
One day, Pedro Sansinenea left family, friends and country, an environment that drowned him. Twenty years later he returns to the Basque Country for several reasons, where he finds old hatreds, new conflicts and even a dramatic love story.
Joxean is not aware of the border in her country. He moves every week to sell pigs. For Kamaru, the border means every obstacle and danger. They both have to fight the same enemy.