We are in the politically inflamed Barcelona of the months previous to the outbreak of the Civil War. Pau Capdevila is a young lawyer who occasionally helps anarchist workers to ease their encounters with the law. He believes in nothing and neither is he particularly aware that his actions might have consequences beyond his immediate surroundings. Convalescing from TB, he is forced to move away from the city just as war begins, a moment that marks the start of the transformation of his life.