On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.

Rafael is a poet who lives with his best friend, has a sad job in a gray office and a wornout relationship. The city is collapsing due to a heat wave that makes adults feel sick, but also gives them the opportunity to feel again.

At a remote gas station, Clara and her son wait for his father to pick him up. The wait fills the encounter with tension and reveals a secret that Clara is hiding.