The dead body of a young man who was kidnapped is found, the police looks for the kidnappers as a web of corruption its uncovered in the police department.
Snippets of a family drama involving a rebellious son coming to his depressing home village, his father, and a jaded ex-lover, mixed with various surrealist scenes and some pretentious narration making poetic statements about sin.
A handsome pilot is called back to his homeland, the Latin American republic of Arepa, by the rich islanders, to participate in a complot to kill the dictator known as El León (The Lion).