This film, the tale of a father and son who are both named Martin, is a harrowing portrait of a highly dysfunctional family. On learning that his son has attempted suicide in Argentina, the older Martin brings his son to Madrid in an attempt to rehabilitate him. But on arrival is appears that the father leads a lifestyle not dissimilar to the one that sucked his son into considering suicide. A predilection for drugs and prostitutes binds the two men, and may tear them apart as the father tries to get his son to cut back on his dangerous habits.