Naive, love-struck Victor ( Liberto Rabal ) attempts to seduce wealthy, strung-out junkie Elena ( Francesca Neri ), the woman with whom he shares his first sexual experience. One night, the obsessive Victor pays an unexpected visit to the disinterested Elena. Two cops, David ( Javier Bardem ) and Sancho ( Jose Sancho ), violently burst into Elena's apartment and, ultimately, into her and Victor's lives. The aftermath leaves David a paraplegic and Victor with a six year prison term. Victor watches helplessly as David becomes a Paralympics basketball star and marries Elena. On his release from prison, a chance meeting with the couple gives Victor the taste of...