중산층 가정의 아버지인 리카르도는 그의 두 딸을 데리고 칠레 남부에 위치한 호수 근처 별장으로 향한다. 요트를 타고 나간 어느 날, 급류의 물살에 쓸려가는 배에 탄 젊은 현지 어부 세 명이 그들을 향해 손을 흔드는 것을 본다. 어딘가 수상해보이는 세 사람에 대해 리카르도는 의심의 시선을 거두지 않고, 이들과 리카르도 가족 사이의 긴장은 점점 커져만 간다.
A family travels to a remote island in southern Chile. During the trip they try to convince the grandparents to support them financially to build a hotel in the place. Nicolás, the man who crossed them disappears, leaving the family trapped on the island, the smiles begin to disappear. With cold, without water and without certainties, tempers are diluted, exposing the tensions that each member of the family hides.
Andrea is a shy teenager who only trusts Claudio, her father, with whom she maintains a relationship of full confidence. This closeness breaks down when Andrea starts to suspect her father of having an affair.
Enrique is a farmer who lives alone on the outskirts of Chillán and speaks daily with his shadow. This is normal until Sofía, a backpacker, arrives at her house asking for accommodation for the night.
Three women are on a lonely dock. Through their memories eventually they will realize that their lives are united by the same unfulfilled promise of the pursuit of happiness and self-love. Time passes, and the pier is nothing more than the space between life and death:a limbo.
In a world where an oppressive government persecutes tainted people, Lorna (22) is the only different person in her community. In this story, she discovers truths about her world and herself.
