As a Latin American nation nears collapse under a highly organized terrorist movement, idealistic policeman Agustin Rejas faces the greatest challenge of his career: to catch the mysterious guerilla leader Ezequiel who is as elusive as Rejas' superiors are corrupt. As the terrorist attacks, and the military response, become more and more ferocious, mass panic sets in and Rejas' finds himself drawn to Yolanda, his daughter's ballet teacher, who offers solace from the chaos. But as his search comes ever nearer to Ezequiel, he and the dancer he loves will be forced to choose between love, country and self.