The screenplay tells the story of the toxic relationship between two strong, independent women who are aware that they are alone in the world: Beatriz, who has apparently achieved everything in life...

　　此片改编自智利作家José Donoso的小说，荣获了39项国际大奖，是智利历史上最非凡的电影。讲述的故事发生在一幢残垣败瓦的大宅里，五十八岁的唐安德斯是单身没落贵族，读了一辈子书却活得毫不起劲，颓废抑郁，十七岁的乡村少女艾丝蒂拉受雇照顾其年迈而脾气暴躁的祖母，渐渐地唐安德斯对她产生了无法抗拒的爱恋。当艾丝蒂拉结识了一名工人阶级少年后，一座死火山终于爆发，不惜将一切淹没。从颓废与崩析刻划心理矛...