Plot: In the harsh post-war years' Catalan countryside, Andreu, a child that belongs to the losing side, finds the corpses of a man and his son in the forest. The authorities want his father to be made responsible of the deaths, but Andreu tries to help his father by finding out who truly killed them. In this search, Andreu develops a moral consciousness against a world of adults fed by lies. In order to survive, he betrays his own roots and ends up finding out the monster that lives within him.
Alternative Plot: After the Spanish Civil War, Farriol (Elisa Crehuet) and his son, Andreu (Francesc Colomer), are forced to separate when Farriol's old business partner and romantic rival is found dead. While Farriol flees to France, Andreu goes to live at his grandmother's farm, where he gets to know his father's sisters and his cousin, Nuria (Marina Comas), a sexually rambunctious girl. He also learns about the powerful Mrs. Manubens (Marina Gatell), who may hold the key to exonerating his father.
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