In 1914, a young woman is taken to a coastal resort by her parents to find her a suitable husband.
One unlucky day, a married couple with four children get an eviction notice: the building they live in is to be demolished. The family looks desperately for a new home, which is no easy task in Madrid in the fifties.
A devastating atomic device is about to fall on a small town, which is evacuated. Only thirteen inhabitants remain, gathered in a church.
