A woman nearing her forties, Andrea Soriana, has always pushed aside personal questions and romantic relationships in pursuit of professional success. Now a major illness forces her to reconsider her life--work, family, friendships, men-- causing a psychological and emotional crisis pushes her toward a drastic decision.

Bernabé, cuarentón que trabaja como director creativo de una importante agencia de publicidad, es un hombre casado. Aún así mantiene relaciones con una amante, y trata de conquistar a Lucía, una atractiva ecologista. En plena crisis de los cuarenta está obsesionado con seducir a todas las mujeres que se le ponen a tiro. Pero todo le sale al revés y su mujer le deja.

Three characters meet on a winter night at a bus stop and attend to the abandonment of a dog. Mila, a teacher who has been a year off after being attacked by one of his students. Celso, security guard, married, father of a child with serious economic problems, about to learn that is going to be father again, but this time with twins. And Valeria, a cello student, with a murky relationship with her family and her love. The three set out on a journey that will take them to confront their fears and frustrations and to make each a decision that will change their lives.

伊琳娜（艾妮安娜·姬儿 Ariadna Gil 饰）和艾伯多（詹迪·莫拉 Jordi Mollà 饰）结婚数年，一直以来，沉浸在爱情和婚姻里的她都觉得自己是一个幸福的女人。一次偶然中，丈夫口袋里的酒店收据彰显了艾伯多的不忠，悲痛和愤怒之中，伊琳娜感到自己苦心构筑的世界濒临崩塌的边缘。 同样充满了痛苦，还有一个名叫迪亚哥（哈维尔·巴登 Javier Bardem 饰）的男人，他不是别人，正是艾伯多的秘密情人。随着时间的推移，迪亚哥越来越看不懂自己那时而多情时而冷漠的情人了，在摇摆和分裂之中，迪亚哥感到自己就快要支撑不住。其实，夹在妻子和情人之间的艾伯多亦感到压抑万分，两男一女，一段三个人的感情会迎来怎样的结局呢？

When three estranged sisters, Gloria, Ana and Lidia, meet up again on the death of their mother, Adela, they find themselves obeying her somewhat eccentric last wishes. Though their mother has spent the last 30 years without uttering a single word, she has left very clear written instructions of what she wants done after her death.

已年过六十的菲尔南多是一位备受尊敬的大学教授，他与妻子丽利之间的恩爱感情更是让周围的人羡慕不已。然而，当费尔南多接到退休通知书的时候，他原本平静的生活开始了翻天覆地的变化。 为了能让妻子丽利有一个美好的假期，菲尔南多隐瞒了退休的事，并强作欢笑地与她一起踏上了去西班牙旅游的路。但菲尔南多内心的煎熬并没有逃过丽利的眼睛，在她的一再逼问下，菲尔南多将整件事托盘而出。而妻子的理解和安慰也确实让他好受了不少。在西班牙，菲尔南多夫妇和他们的儿子佩德罗一家住在了一起，但相处得并不是很愉快。虽然佩德罗对两位老人非常孝顺，但固执的菲尔南多还是因为儿子放弃写作而找了一个薪水更高的事而大发雷霆，并准备离开西班牙。在他与妻子临行之际，佩德罗赶来请求父亲的原谅。菲尔南多原谅了儿子，却拒绝了他的经济资助，他的顽固和倔强让父子俩再一次不欢而散。 回到布宜诺斯艾利斯之后，面对不确定的未来和经济的压力，菲尔南多和妻子不得不卖了居住了多年的房子，并在好友卡洛斯的帮助下搬到离城市很远的乡村。在那里，他们遇到了善良朴实的德梅迪奥一家人，而一大片薰衣草地更让费尔南多重燃了对生活的希望，他开始为筹办制作薰衣草精油的生意而忙得不亦乐乎。 一切似乎都慢慢地好转起来。但天有不测风云，在一次登山中，菲尔南多因为着凉而患了严重的感冒，并由此引发了肺炎。他的情况越来越糟糕，在与儿子佩德罗见了最后一面后，不久便离开了人世。 菲尔南多去世后，丽利执意留在曾和丈夫有着美好回忆的小农庄生活，以此来缅怀过去那段美好的日子。

In Spain, a couple of days before a collective gay wedding, the lives of five mothers, whose sons will get married, are entwined: Judge Helena is in charge of the ceremony; the entrepreneur in hotel business Magda is hosting the guests in her hotel and is responsible for the banquet, while facing a strike leaded by her lover and chef; the nymphomaniac Nuria is facing problems due to her disease; the wealthy Reyes is having a crush for the father of her son's mate and her gardener; and the Argentinean cooker Ofelia is facing financial problems and difficulties in with her son's mate. Along three days, they have complicated relationships with their sons and mates, ex-husbands, lovers and employees.