Unit 9 was the prison where the brutal military dictatorship held thousands of political prisoners, separating their leaders into two Death Rows, only to murder them without trial. Not only would the prisoners be murdered by the army, but their families as well. The struggle for life and dignity was renewed every day, and will, ingenuity, and humor were weapons of resistance.

Imagine what it feels like to be a small industry in the middle of Argentina's crisis.

After spending four years in a psychiatric clinic and with a strong phobia of fire, Laura is discharged. However, a perimeter fence prevents him from seeing his daughter Sofía, with whom he strongly wants to rebuild a bond. Laura will gain the tools and strength necessary to unravel her past, overcome her fears and try to recover her daughter.

Abel arrives at a village by the sea and meets a fisherman who offers him a job in an old house where three women live. First he seduces Leticia, Pia's mother, and then Pia, while the grandmother observes everything.

Edgardo is a frustrated artist turned cab driver in Buenos Aires, who spends his messy nocturnal life in shady dumps, that distract him from his otherwise constant self-loathing. When he turns fifty, he decides to look for Salvador, his son. His life will take an unexpected turn when he meets Gala, a transvestite tango singer that will bring back Edgardo's inspiration and passion for art.

"For her next movie, De eso no se habla, María Luisa Bemberg needs a dwarf". That was an ad on local media during preproduction of the movie that would become the last od the director. Among the peoplewho responded the ad was Alejandra Podestá, who ended up getting the leading role along Marcello Mastroianni. Through testimonies of varios friends, members of the crew and the words by Alejandra herself, who was brutally murdered in 2011, A Beautiful Dream tells us the story of the making of the film and the relationship between Bemberg and Podestá, which winds up being a tribute to both women.