In a hospital ward two elderly men-one an irate liberal, the other an equally outspoken rightist-squabble as they watch the crisis of the Fujimori government unfold on TV. As the crisis progresses in the background of this complex, absorbing tale, director Francisco Lombardi expertly weaves the stories of several characters, ranging from the pillars of society-a colonel, a wealthy lawyer, a TV anchorman-to the ordinary people-a sixteen-year-old girl who aspires to a musical career, an idealistic investigator who hopes to expose the crimes of the death squads, his heroic girlfriend. In this suspenseful meditation on guilt and responsibility, those who inhabit the upper levels of society are people without values, obsessed with avoiding responsibility for their transgressions. The victims, on the other hand, are noble but directionless, unable to find a way to address their grievances. Sooner or later, most end up in the same hospital where the film started. In the end, the elderly man is released from the hospital and attends his granddaughter's recital; there is certainly hope for the future. But it has become clear that the problem goes much deeper than a political crisis. Peru is in a moral crisis for which there is no easy solution.