Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.

Two under-appreciated artists meet while traveling to Montevideo, where one will give a concert. They initially dislike each other but eventually build a relationship as a means of finding a way out of their existential loneliness.