In a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. He suffers small humiliations and petty politicking as he increasingly succumbs to lust and paranoia.
A serial killer with a taste for the theatrical is killing powerful judges and leaving their bodies surrounded with dead pigeons. Félix, a detective haunted by his past, is the only one who is able to solve this enigmatic case.
The story of Francisco, a young psychics teacher who starts consuming drugs, his mother, a well known congresswoman and Nina, the woman who will try to save him from a horrible future.