A simple act of kindness —sheltering a neighbor in need— forces Candela, a young woman new to her apartment, to question his intentions, her judgment, and the thin line between paranoia and self-preservation.

Against the backdrop of the 1970s meat ban in Uruguay, José, a Galician immigrant, and his daughter Rosita establish a clandestine slaughterhouse to survive. As the operation expands into a citywide black market, their ambitions collide with corrupt authorities, rival butchers and the shifting political landscape, pushing the family toward dangerous alliances and violent consequences.

A father and daughter wait. Accompanied only by the night, a battered pickup truck, and the uncertainty of waiting for something without knowing when it will arrive, they pass the time as the city and its inhabitants gradually intrude upon their vigil.