It is the first century BC. After rebelling against Sulla and seeking refuge in Africa, the Roman general Quintus Sertorius is advancing through the Iberian peninsula without opposition.
An eccentric but respected Barcelona writer of advanced years turns up at her brother's house and casually informs him "As you can imagine, I'm here to die".
Fede is a fat, gross, lazy teenager, who’s a huge fan of Sid Vicious. He can’t stand the posh woman his father is married to. So he decides to run away from home and go to Barcelona, where his mother lives.
Two very special visitors arrive in Villatorcida and open a curious shop that will have people talking. Villatorcida is a mountain village with one specific characteristic: nothing is straight!
'On the 11th of March 2004 Madrid suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history. Ten minutes after the bombs went off, my mobile rang. I was working as a journalist back then.
Ignasi and María were destined to part from the beginning. When she arrives at a new school, everyone knows María's story: her mother is in a coma in hospital, after a brutal beating.
“I feel like a muse on leave: I am no longer a promising young thing, and I don’t have a recognised role. I have no aim in sight and I haven’t achieved anything. An idea for a painting which is yet to be defined.