Older Argentinean professor Fernando Robles (Federico Luppi) is stunned when the college at which he works implies that he should retire. Fernando and wife Lili (Mercedes Sampietro) try to be rational, but the stress begins to wear on their marriage. Adding to the couple's problems is the increasingly strained relationship between Fernando and his son Pedro (Pablo Rago), who left Argentina when the country -- and his family -- needed him most.