In the late 1960s, a successful writer named Antonio Prieto escapes his creative crisis by moving to a remote town in Andalusia, Spain. He meets Berta, a real estate agent, who introduces him to the town despite the villagers' initial rejection. As Antonio adapts to the town's unique atmosphere, he discovers a dark secret: a man named Esteban has been imprisoned for years due to his physical deformities and brutal behavior.
The House of Snails
A reclusive writer, Antonio, retreats to the mountains and becomes entangled in a romantic affair with a local woman, Berta. As he delves deeper into the rural community, he begins to blur the lines between reality and fiction.