A young British woman is hired as a governess by a wealthy Argentine family. Through her position, she slowly sees how the upper class of society is slowly crumbling, and how a fascist movement is preparing to install itself in power.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, New Year's Eve. Several people are trapped inside an elevator located in an office building.
A teacher encounters the suspicion of her students when she takes charge of an elementary school. At the same time that he tries to conquer them, he begins a romance with a professor who was a former student.
