Year 1866. Venancio, a young gaucho, embarks on a journey to escape from a curse through a war-torn region desperately seeking salvation among rustlers, priests, shamans and deserters. The stronger his fear is, the more real the legend becomes.

The owner of a greenhouse tries to rebuild her life after her husband's accident. The only thing that will help her to overcome his death is fulfilling his last wish: to become compost for their plants.