Octavio
Benjamin is an unemployed man, self-absorbed and isolated from society who, after the loss of his mother with whom he had a very close relationship, plunges into total depression. In a support group for people who have lost loved ones, he meets Ines, a middle-aged woman who has been widowed after her husband's suicide, with whom he begins a strange relationship that gradually begins to become unhealthy. Benjamin surrenders himself totally to Ines and begins to get carried away by the reins she is marking for their relationship, until he reaches a point where he comes to doubt everything he knows about himself and what he really wants.
Hilario
En la frontera de Venezuela con Colombia, a finales de los 80, dos hombres sobreviven a un ataque armado perpetrado en los caños del Río Arauca, donde catorce de sus compañeros mueren en el acto. El ejército los acusa de guerrilleros y, a través de intimidación, intenta sacarlos de la celda donde son custodiados por un policía y por la gente del pueblo, que trata desesperadamente de impedir que se los lleven. Ellos dicen que son simples pescadores, pero las presiones para ceder ante la versión oficial son abrumadoras.
