Are we what others see, or are we what we allow others to see? Most likely it is the view of others which delimits our own identity, as a young divorced mother named Julieta convinces herself. This evening is like any other: her two young sons are roughhousing in their cramped apartment. They whoop and shout while their mother makes desperately futile attempts at the computer to concentrate on writing a report for work. Feeling intense pressure, Julieta tries to quiet the conflict but finds it difficult without a partner to help. The tense situation changes unexpectedly when her two-year-old falls and hurts himself. In this story of a mother suspected of hurting her own child, the movie investigates themes of motherhood, guilt, duty, the role of men and women, fathers and mothers

Es una tarde casera como cualquier otra para Julieta, madre joven recién separada de su marido, con sus dos niños montando la bronca en el diminuto apartamento, cuando el más pequeño se cae y se hace daño. Con los críos a cuestas, Julieta va al hospital, donde la ayuda y la comprensión dan paso a terribles sospechas