A young woman ventures into an unnamed city that has collapsed into chaos and disorder to search for her journalist brother.

卢西奥（路易斯马辰）和戴安娜（以斯帖记戈里斯）是一对中产阶级的夫妻。他是一个钟表匠，并让人认为他的生命是以钟表来衡量的。也许这就是为什么他希望他的妻子能够克服焦虑，并且能够融入到私人与社会生活里，因为这种焦虑导致了她不生孩子。乍一看几乎看不到家庭危机，但是戴安娜的挫折在日常生活里埋下了伏笔。按照一个训狗师朋友的建议，卢西奥安排妻子住到精神病院，可却不知道问题不但不能解决，反而会变得更加复杂。

At 24, Paula wants to be an actress, but if she doesn't find her rent money she'll be homeless in 24 hours. Paula is so desperate that she seriously contemplates becoming a prostitute.