Former students reunite years later to honor their school's headmistress. Reminiscing sparks an idea to reenact a cherished tradition, but only 9 out of 40 committed show up, leaving them unsure of what's to come.

Fernando, an old Republican exiled, returns to the imaginary town of Trescabañas after 35 years of absence. Aurora, the attractive young school teacher of the small town, is rejected by the bigoted neighbors, who see a "dangerous" source of corruption of their students in her methods. Juan, her intelligent student of thirteen, takes refuge in the imaginary world of his adolescent fantasies to escape reality. The film tells the impossible love between Fernando, Aurora and Juan.—jsanchez