During the
last civil-military dictatorship in Argentina, the
military government conducts what was known as a Dirty War against opponents, abducting and often murdering those opposed to its rule. Cecilia, a
dissident journalist living in
Buenos Aires, is kidnapped by the
secret police to join the ranks of the
disappeared. She had earlier published a challenging article in her outrage over the forced disappearance of
students protesting the bus fares. As her husband Carlos, a
theatre director, begins to search frantically for her, he realizes that he has acquired
psychic power that enables him to predict the future. Carlos is sought after by others who have lost loved ones. This power helps Carlos foresee what happens to his wife and other
detainees. At one point, Carlos visits the
Naval Mechanics School, revealed as a notorious center of torture and murder of detainees. == Cast ==