Juan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind's eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His father is long dead, his mother lives with Fermin, secretly a sympathizer with the Communist guerrillas in the hills. Town leaders are assassinated at night. When Juan discovers Fermin's secret, Juan is spirited away to the guerrillas to learn Marxist slogans and how to fight. When the band decides to attack the town to avenge the death of a comrade, Juan must choose.

The film tells the story of a Miraflorian family composed of Claudia, Daniel's wife and mother of Elías and Sofi. Their lives develop very normally until they are surprised with the terrorist attack on Tarata Street, with which Claudia suffers a very large loss that will make her react to events that happened in front of her for a long time.

Four middle class couples ranging from late teens to middle aged. All they can think about is sex but will they make it through the day?