Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Andalucian coast. When his friendship with Rosario, a local shop girl, becomes romance, Ana shows up wanting to rekindle their affair. He resists at first, but she stays, asserting that Juan is the only man she can ever love. Juan distances himself from Rosario. The mine has problems: high cancer rates in the area caused by poorly stored radioactive waste. A foreign safety engineer, Petersen, tries to connect with Ana, is rebuffed, but lets her stay in his sea-front bungalow. Juan seeks her out to demand she leave, only to argue with Petersen. Death, desire, and longing play out.
as Juan
as Ana
as Petersen
as Rosario
as Colorao
as Antonio
as Mary
as Madre de Ana / Ana's mother
as Madre de Rosario / Rosario's mother
as Dolores
as Padre de Ana / Ana's father
as Médico
as Jefe Buccador
as Ayudante
as Joven Pescador
as Director
