Damián (10) begin to attend a school located next to a jail, in his birthday received a invitation and wait, anxiously, for the 11:40 hour.

Mariana, 15, escapes the violence of her home in Santa Fe. She embarks on a search for her biological father and takes refuge in an orphanage where she finds affection from a distant relative. On his journey through the interior of the province, he discovers its inner strength.

In 1910, a young laundress leaves her rural home, fleeing from her father's violence. With her, her two sisters and their baby brother. Along the way they try to break free from the past and rediscover a future.