A journalist sets out to uncover the truth about the death of his colleague who was researching an American artist, Richard Upton Pickman. When he discovers the artist is in Santiago he goes to pay him a visit.

伊莲娜从小被母亲独自养大，因为父亲米切尔多年前离开他们母女，所以母亲一次次拒绝了米切尔探视的请求。从小缺失父爱并且练习搏击多年的伊莲娜对于父亲，或者说对所有男人都很冷漠。经过一次特殊的旅途，伊莲娜对自己的父亲有了改观，还通过货车上的对讲机给父亲留言。与此同时，米切尔想在退休前重走一遍自己开拓的路线，父女二人终于有机会敞开心扉坐在一起，打开心结……

Amanda, a complaisant and lonely woman in her mid-four-ties, lives with Daniel, her sixteen-year-old son, in the mountains of southern Chile. Octavio, a friend of Daniel, is accidentally injured while hunting in the forest. Amanda takes over the healing sessions, developing an intimate bond between them. They discover that the contact with the wound produces an addictive pleasure.