Based on a true story, in late 1970s Barcelona, Manolo Vital, a bus driver, takes bold action to protest the neglect of Torre Baró, an immigrant neighborhood. His act becomes a symbol of resistance against systemic inequality during a pivotal moment in the city’s modern transformation.

Simón must go from London to Barcelona to attend the funeral of one of his friends, Carlos. In the 24 hours that he spends in Barcelona, he will find a city that he doesn't recognise and some friends that he feels are like strangers: María, determined to have everything under control; Úrsula, caught between the expectations she had about herself and what she has become; León, a resentment virtuoso due to his precarious personal situation and Axel, the great love of his life to whom he wrote a song that was a hit some years ago.

Oliver is a writer whose personal life was marked by a sinister childhood encounter: his sexual awakening at the hands of a dead girl. When Oliver's path crosses Laura's, an enigmatic girl seeking refuge as she tries to recover her memories, destroyed in an apparent suicide attempt, dark secrets threaten to destroy them both.

Three dysfunctional couples in Barcelona, Spain end up colliding due to nothing but bad decisions. There's Paula, a beautiful klepto who lives with her abusive, alcoholic brother Ramsey and his annoying drunk girlfriend Faye. Paula and her gorgeous punk girlfriend Anna terrorize the streets of Barcelona stealing hearts, wallets and anything they can get their hands on. From young tourists to old men, these girls don't care who they target as long as they get what they want. Then there's Molly and Christina, two working-class women in a long-term relationship very much in love. Molly warns Christina not to speak to a local loser skinhead named Robert that is a regular at the punk bar. Christina doesn't listen and does as she pleases. Molly is Christina's first lesbian lover and her most successful relationship to date until a series of terrible choices leave the girls in a bad situation.