Un piloto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, bombardero, y operador de radio se encuentran a la deriva en un bote salvavidas sin comida ni agua después de verse obligados a abandonar su avión durante una misión de exploración.
Grieving young widower Santiago convinces his landlord - a disgraced biochemist with a serious hygiene problem - to help him clone his dead wife, using their female housemate as a surrogate mother.
