Situated in London, during the 80s, the story revolves around the friendship between Theo, a British sociology student, Antonio a young Chilean exile, and Clara, a ballerina who flees to England with her mother after the disappearance of her father in Chile. Through their friendship, these three characters experience love, betrayal, hopes, uncertainties and frustrations. In a world beaten by two decades of violence, Theo and Clara dream of a loving and full life, Antonio of a heroic one; yet, their dreams are curtailed by external events and internal fractures.
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