瓦伦丁，一个追求正义的左派革命青年；莫利纳，一个不关心政治却沉溺于电影的人。两人性情迥异，却一同被关在布宜诺斯艾利斯的一间囚室里。为了缓解孤独、忧惧，他们只能靠没完没了的聊天来打发漫长的时间。在交谈中，莫利纳不断地回忆起他钟爱的电影，而瓦伦丁也逐渐坦露自己的心声……

Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.