Ernesto lives life in a limbo of sorts, stuck somewhere between the promise of an exit visa and the fear of rotting away in Havana. But his smooth-talking schemes to secure papers are complicated when he crosses paths with Anita, and is faced with the only incentive to stay in Cuba—love. Screenwriter Alejandro Brugués …

里奇（马里奥·卡萨斯MarioCasas饰）和母亲之间的关系并不亲密，因为在他十二岁的那一年，他的母亲抛弃了他。里奇的母亲普拉（安吉拉·摩琳娜ÁngelaMolina饰）是一名妓女，和许多地痞流氓都纠缠不清，常在河边走哪有不湿鞋，最终，普拉锒铛入狱。一晃眼多年过去，普拉的牢狱之灾即将走到尽头，为了庆祝母亲的出狱，里奇给普拉准备了一份大礼—…