José Luis (Quim Gutiérrez) just has been stood up in the altar and, if that’s not enough,　　Mari Carmen (Carmen Machi), his persistent mother, has blinded herself on go with him on his honeymoon, with the excuse of not wasting the money. Every minute that they spend together in Mauritius, José Luis is feeling more unhappy and washed-up. Meanwhile, Mari Carmen is having the time of her life, living all the experiences that she has always wanted and revealing herself as the wonderful woman she really is and that nobody in her family can see.

主人公阿尔瓦罗（哈维尔·古铁雷斯饰）是塞维利亚某公证处的一位小职员，虽然贫穷且缺乏天分，他却一直梦想自己有一天能成为一名畅销书作家。而他的妻子阿曼达（玛利亚·莱昂饰），则与他截然相反，随随便便写了一本书就出名了。为了实现自己的理想，阿尔瓦罗去向写作老师胡安（安东尼奥·德·拉·托雷饰）求教，在胡安的指导下，他终于明白，所谓的想象力，其实都是基于现实世界中的经验。为了写出完美的小说，他开始操纵周围的邻居朋友，甚至不惜怂恿他们杀人......影片改编自JavierCercas的小说《Elmóvil》。