The news of the possible closure of the museum has caused a real commotion amongst its occupants. With the aid of the stuffed lion, the mummy has decided to return to Egypt. But can anyone show him the way?

The fast-paced, hallucinatory lives of the outsiders in a city torn asunder by violence. A world populated by armed beggar children planning to seek revenge and get rich quick.

In August 1926 the wealthy Laparra family are enjoying a day on the beach in Biarritz. Magdalena Laparra takes her two children and walks into the sea with the intention of drowning herself.