
HeavycloudshangoverthetobaccofieldsinthemountainousjungleofnorthwesternArgentina.Here,farfromthebigcity,liveErnestoandHelena.Theylongtohavechildren,buttheirpassionisspent.Oneday,Helena’scousinJoaquínarrives.Hehasjustgonethroughdetoxandhismotherhasbanishedhimtothisremoteplaceforrehabilitation.Althoughtheyallkeeptothemselves,theyoungman’spresencebringslifetotheirmarriage.Anatmospherebeginstodevelopthatnobodycancontrol.AlthoughHelenarebuffsJoaquín’sadvances,shedevelopsadesirefortheyoungman'sphysicalitywhichshesecretlynurtures.Meanwhile,JoaquínandErnestoexplorethewildernessaroundthem,gohuntinginthewoods,tendthefieldsandattendcockfights,allthetimegrowingclosertoeachotherthantheywouldcaretoadmit.Theyalldenytheiremotionsandthephysicalattractiontheyfeelforeachother.Butunfulfilledpassionsfindunpredictablewaysofgettingwhattheywant.


