After a chance encounter at a theater, two men, young nurse Benigno (Javier Cámara) and older travel writer Marco (Darío Grandinetti), meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Marco is there to care for his girlfriend Lydia (Rosario Flores), a bullfighter who's been gored and is in a coma. Benigno likewise dedicates his life to his patient, Alicia (Leonor Watling), a young dancer in a coma...