Isabel and Enrique are a married couple whose life has been drifting apart over time. The point of no return comes when their only son announces he has made up his mind to become a priest.

Spain, in the fifties: Enrique, a prestigious cardiologist, has strong disagreements with his wife Isabel about the education of their son Ernesto, who tries to keep conciliatory. The animosity between the couple is accentuated when Isabel finds her husband's infidelity.—jsanchez