 Based on the novel "Vincentino Guerrero" by Freddy Sosa, it tells the story of a farming family in 1948 Los Andes headed by Tomás Alonso that is broken when his wife dies, leaving him to take care of his son alone.To console him, Tomás gives his son a photograph of his mother by the sea, with the boy developing a fascination for the sea.Tomás struggles with wanting his son to love the farmland and protecting the boy from their richer neighbors.