沉默寡言的小说家丹尼尔·曼托瓦尼（奥斯卡·马丁内兹饰）与成功有着一种说不清、道不明的关系：成功给他带来了同时代的其他作家难以企及的财富，却让他担忧自己已经没有成名前那宝贵的棱角。\r　　五年后，这位定居巴塞罗那的作家依然炙手可热，他不得不让助手礼貌地回绝一堆盛情邀请，直到收到了一封来自距离布宜诺斯艾利斯车程七小时的家乡小…

　　Fernando works in an oil tanker that connects two major Argentinian cities. He has a young girlfriend in one and a married lover in the other. As they both become pregnant, his life starts to disintegrate into obsession and violence.