A small house is devastated by the irrepressible force of the Ñuble river. Anita is rescued from the riverbank while her parents disappear into the water. She is given in adoption to her godparents, who can not keep her, they turn her over to a large hacienda in the area, where the little one will be the companion of the sickly patron, Lucia. When the owner of the hacienda dies, Anita, disregarding the advice of the other servants, stays to serve the boss, Don Pablo. She is already a woman and he is a single man. A strong attraction emerges between the two. This sad story of love and revenge as strong and uncontrollable as the overflowing waters of the Ñuble River.

Santiago sale del armario a sus 2 amigos de larga vida a la edad de 50 años. La reacción no es muy positiva de uno de ellos, Raúl. Quien intenta por todos los medios convencer a Santiago de que solo está pasando por un momento de confusión sexual, y que no hay forma de que sea gay.

Javier wants to forget his ex. But it's impossible when she's always on line. Getting drunk and partying it's the only solution. Or not.

Chile, 1973. The military coup will force Jorge Silva, an Air Force captain, to face the unfolding horror. Inside a military base, he must choose between becoming part of the repression or helping those fighting to stay alive.

此片改编自智利作家José Donoso的小说，荣获了39项国际大奖，是智利历史上最非凡的电影。讲述的故事发生在一幢残垣败瓦的大宅里，五十八岁的唐安德斯是单身没落贵族，读了一辈子书却活得毫不起劲，颓废抑郁，十七岁的乡村少女艾丝蒂拉受雇照顾其年迈而脾气暴躁的祖母，渐渐地唐安德斯对她产生了无法抗拒的爱恋。当艾丝蒂拉结识了一名工人阶级少年后，一座死火山终于爆发，不惜将一切淹没。从颓废与崩析刻划心理矛盾与超乎常态的情绪波动，一直是智利当代文学大家荷西唐劳素(José Donoso)的特色。由摄影指导晋身导演的卡奥治，继前作《镜中月》后再次改编唐劳素的小说。对原著丰富含蓄的细节和角色的执迷拿捏准确，在智利、蒙特利尔和意大利2000年的电影节均赢得最佳导演奖。