During his twin's wake, young Rafa decides, in what appears to be an impulsive act, to steal his brother's coffin and escape in the middle of the night.

Three deserting soldiers during the Paraguayan War of 1870, each fighting for survival in their own way, find an isolated house on the border, inhabited only by a mysterious farmer and a young woman. What seemed like a safe haven turns into a terrifying nightmare when the soldiers discover that the house hides macabre secrets, confronting them with a fate even more horrific than the war they fled.