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This picture follows the story of an elderly couple living in the bustling city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. They are days away from visiting their son, Pedro, in Spain. Discussing their future, the husband states that the pension he has been receiving since retiring from his profession of teaching Literature, is simply not sufficient enough to live on for the rest of their lives. Due to the economic crisis affecting the country, he finds that getting a job is extremely difficult. The wife comes up with the plan of selling their home and moving to the countryside, in order to work as lavender farmers.