In 1962, a photographer working for a crime reports newspaper in Valparaiso, Chile, is obsessed with creating a photo novel that will revolutionize the art world. Helped by its neighbors, humiliated by their producers, but determined to make his ambitious project a reality, the photographer will betray -one after another- their unusual theories, neighbors, colleagues, their love and finally himself.

Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.

Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.

Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.

A Russian agent is sent to a mission in Chile as a punishment. While there, he continues his adventures in a massage parlor where he meets Paola - a young prostitute he falls in love with.

Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.