Young filmmaker is looking for a story for his first feature film. In an attempt to obtain the copyright for a novel, the young man accepts the author's unusual proposal and together they set off in search of an old love of the writer.

Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage Speed Freak," his incredibly successful graphic novel. His fans expect great things from him and his editor, Louise, is hounding him. Instead of working, however, Dean spends his time searching for his Argentine lover Pablo, who went out one night for cigarettes and never came back.

Maximiliano is a psychiatrist who suffers from strange visions of his past. He grew up in an orphanage and then left for the big city. When his adoptive father dies, he goes back to his hometown where he will be reunited with his brothers and discover a dark family secret.