When Rey left Argentina after it fell under a military dictatorship in the late 1970s, he also left behind a very controlling and authoritarian father. Now he has returned to the country from exile for the funeral of his father. Though he left the man behind physically, their relationship still haunts him. Meanwhile, his old college pal Isabel has also returned to Argentina to help her husband and child cope with the effects of her long absence, brought about because she had a politically unsuitable lover. The two returnees are contemplating filming an autobiographical film about their experiences.
Film based on the real case of the sinking of the cazatorpedera "La Rosales", Navy Argentina, occurred in 1892 on the coast of Uruguay. In that event only saved from death the captain and the officers, raising more suspicions.
An Argentine-executive of a multinational-returns to the country to close a factory. There he meets with his exgirlfriend and his best friend before the exile. The film presents an interpretation of the political and social situation in Argentina during the last years of the military government.
Alberto, a young adolescent from Buenos Aires, is going to spend his vacations at his grandmother's farm in San Rafel, Mendoza. Idyllic site witnessed the awakening of the protagonist's sexuality and the economic ruin of the family. Between adolescence and maturity, seeking love and the path of his vocation, in ruthless struggle with himself he will learn in the hardest way the meaning of life and responsibility.