A comedy, partially based on a true story, of twin sisters who struggle to get their screenplay produced in Hollywood and directed by the legendary Steven Speil"stein". Bad jobs, depressing auditions, and even worse connections occur as they stumble along their journey, until finally they meet this man....

Manena is the headstrong adolescent daughter of Pancho, a rich Chilean landowner who devotes his vacation to one thing : the invasion of his artificial lagoon by carps. While he employs increasingly radical methods, Manena has her first romantic experiences and hearbreak - and discovers a silent world in the shadow of her own : that of the Mapuche Indians who demand access to the land and clash with her father.

In a small village in Chile, Emeteria (85) is visited by the ghost of her patrón, Teodoro. She believes he has come to take her to the afterlife, but he has more devastating news.