Noah, an investigative reporter, finds himself in love with Yin, a friend for many years. Noah arranges a dinner where he will finally declare this secret love to her, but Yin is called away on business. The following day Noah wakes up determined to speak with her. As he tries to connect with Yin, he discovers that she is nowhere to be found. As Noah attempts to unfold the mystery of her disappearance, the history of even her existence is questioned.
Cuatro historias que tienen la intención de hacer reflexionar al público sobre las acciones, decisiones y cómo se afectan los seres que nos rodean. Éstas son: "Ni perdón, ni olvido", "La dama y el obrero", "Por un beso" y "Miedo y culpa".
Tancredo, a poor man, is in love with a rich girl, who does not return his feelings. One day when she is bathing in a river, a flood sweeps her away and Tancredo is unable to save her. Mad with grief, he steals the sun. The gods call Apolinar to restore light to the earth, but he is obstructed by the magician of darkness, until by means of a telescope he is able to send a bag of light to Tancredo, now grown old. Tancredo goes to the seashore and opens the bag of light as an offering to his beloved, whereupon the sun returns to the earth.
Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something big involving US capitalists taking over local Mexican businesses.
La opera prima de Alejandro Jodorowsky es un cuento bizarro de inocencia corrompida, amor sadomasoquista e inalcanzable paraíso. Basada en la obra homónima de Fernando Arrabal, cuenta la historia de una joven pareja en busca de la ciudad encantada de Tar, donde se encuentra el éxtasis espiritual. Fando es impotente y Lis está paralítica.