百無聊賴的熱天午後，瑪汀娜和蘇菲這對姊妹在家中搶電視、發呆、做日光浴。電話響個不停，熱辣的天氣，她們卻只能留在屋裡……。寥寥幾個鏡頭，便間接暗示了女孩們被滯留在家裡的煩悶與無奈，也讓人好奇這家人背後的故事，導演優異的敘事功力可見一斑。 　　Sisters Martina and Sofía stay on the patio all day watching TV when they should be at school. Their home is a mess, and they are filthy as well. Tension grows as they anxiously await a phone call from their mother, who lives abroad.