The famous director Esteban Martínez (Javier Bardem) is a legend, both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role, pretending to want to help her with her acting career which is at a standstill. Life together on the film set will create a bond they haven't had in years, but it will also reopen old wounds that have never healed.