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In the belief that he is dying, a Chilian priest, who is also a member of Opus Dei, a literary critic and a mediocre poet, relives some of the crucial events of his life.
Synopsis
During the course of a single night, Father Sebastian Urrutia Lacroix, a Chilean priest, who is a member of Opus Dei, a literary critic and a mediocre poet, relives some of the crucial events of his life. He believes he is dying and in his feverish delirium various characters, both real and imaginary, appear to him as icy monsters.