The plot follows a private detective, an ex communist and former CIA agent, who travels from Barcelona to Madrid to discover the identity of the assassin of the leader of the Spanish Communist party who was stabbed during a blackout while presiding over a meeting of the party's central committee. The film is a thriller with ironic political overtones.
Patxi Andión
as Pepe Carvalho
Victoria Abril
as Carmela
Conrado San Martín
as Santos
Héctor Alterio
as Sepúlveda
José Vivó
as Fonseca
Carlos Plaza
as Pérez Montesa
Miguel Rellán
as Leveder
José Cerro
as Esparza Julvé
Francisco Vidal
as Cerdán
Juan Jesús Valverde
as Alcalde
Ramón Durán
as Mir
Juan José Otegui
as Lecumberri
