A caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society.

Arturo is married to Elena and they have four grown children, they are wonderfull but they are still living at home. Arthur is writer and that's a job that requires peace, silence and concentration, something imposible at Arturo's home. His editor convince him to make his children go out from home so Arturo start a kind of "guerrilla war" to make his sons become independent.

A Jesuit priest in 1950s Spain becomes disillusioned with his faith, swapping religion for politics and carnal knowledge.