Set against the backdrop of a corporate retreat crisis, Guillermo (Gael García Bernal) and Mercedes "Mechi" (Natalia Oreiro)—two executives working for different divisions of the same conglomerate—unexpectedly connect during an offsite company meeting. Though both are long-married with established, structured family lives, their sudden mutual spark triggers a passionate extramarital romance. Exhausted by the domestic routine of his family life and her own ongoing strain with her husband and adolescent daughter, Guillermo and Mechi navigate an illicit affair that causes them to re-evaluate their desire, personal freedom, and personal life choices.