In a place where the seas have dried up and water has become a memory, despair advances like a relentless desert, erasing almost all traces of life. Amidst the silence and dust, drops of rain can be heard, reappearing after a long time. But it was only the fading of what once was. The scene was not only a nightmare... but also a warning.
Emma is a child and adolescent psychotherapist, a sixty-year-old woman with a gentle smile and a kind gaze. Every day, she welcomes children and teenagers into her office, where they express their discomfort and their "difficulty in living."
In the year 2145, humanity collapsed after polluting 87% of the planet's drinking water. Ean Hernández, survivor number 0143-14, wanders among ruins and thirst, facing disease, loneliness, and the memory of a world that no longer exists. His only mission: to stay alive... one more day.
A woman, on the verge of her own disappearance, experiences a final moment of consciousness. Between the water, the pills, and the memories, her body dissolves while her essence is revealed: she is not earth, she is river. What seems like an ending is, in fact, a revelation.
Little Elena lives in 1940s Mexico. At her young age, she discovers what love is, but she's surrounded by hostile adults who don't understand her feelings. Elena faces a dilemma, and with courage and the help of a stranger, she manages to save herself from the punishment that awaits her.
Two French waiters closing up for the night have their routine upended by a mysterious old man who may have shown up for more than just a late night drink.
Ana, a shy young woman trapped in the monotony of her job at a mate shop (a South American drink, similar to an infusion), finds solace in dancing and dreams of making it a part of her life. However, she navigates the pressure of facing reality and the difficulty of expressing how she truly feels.
Layla has a fierce journey before landing in the same city where Ettore lives. Ettore, decades earlier, had an unforgettable passage to escape war. Since then, Layla and Ettore's undead bodies cruise the city every night in search of food. Their meeting will reveal similar memories, fears, tenderness, and a desire to eternalise the youth that was stolen from them.
A young filmmaker is researching the subject of paid sex. In a café in Zurich, she meets a woman her age who tells her about everyday life in the apartment brothels. Undistorted realities from Swiss online sex forums echo like a shiver across the building facades and seep into the waters of the city.
Forensic science is scrutinised when a fictional investigator questions procedures and motivations in the politicised 1999 bombings of flats in Russia.