Álvaro is a poor man obsessed with the idea of writing 'high literature'. He starts provoking conflicts to write about them.
One summer, Dario flees the hellish environment of his home. Luismi, unconditional friend, a poor devil with pretensions of winning, and Antonia, an old woman who collects abandoned his motorcar furniture, become his new family. Three generations living together in a city too big to be alone.