Three veterans of the Spanish Civil War go rabbit hunting. While doing so, old wounds open up.
Benito Freire, a pedlar in a small village in northern Spain suffers from epileptic seizures and rumours start to spread that he may be a werewolf and responsible for a series of killings. The local Abbot is called upon to form a team to investigate, in an effort to halt the harrowing murders.
Andrés, who lives with his grandmother in a decadent mansion, decides to become a dog in order to overcome his moral prejudices so that he can commit a horrible act.
