María Fux spends her life training dancers, particularly those with disabilities. But now, at 90, she finds her toughest student may be herself.

Leo is a boy who spends almost all day alone, reading comics, drawing and missing his mother, who died while giving birth. Rubén, Leo's father, is an alcoholic and violent being, who takes out his rage on the boy every time he has the opportunity. The way Leo finds to escape this nightmare is by imagining other worlds, where his father is a hero and protects him. Leo must decide which of the worlds he wants to stay in.