Tristán is a frustrated writer trying to publish his first novel while he works at a sugar company. But his life changes when he agrees, under mysterious circumstances, to fulfill his brother's last wish: to drive the frozen body of his brother Simón across Spain, to bury him at their's childhoods house. Although they haven't spoken for years, Tristán accepts because there is a worthwhile reward waiting for him. However it is Álex, a young hitchhiker that he will pick up, that will convince him that the obstacles he will face on this strange road trip might be the real reward needed to become a successful writer.
Miguel Hermoso's Like Lightning offers a fresh take on a familiar scenario, the teenaged boy searching for his unknown father. Pablo is a typical teen, with a fondness for football and sneaking beers with his buddies. He enjoys a comfortable upper-middle class life with his mother (Assumpta Serna), a successful lawyer and former feminist rabble-rouser, but has a gaping hole at the core of his identity: he has no idea who his father is. Preoccupied with the question to the point of obsession, he sets out in search of answers, and finds himself on a trail that leads to the Canary Islands.
The story of three siblings who try, each in his or her own way, to fight off the curse they have inherited: schizophrenia. Their father's genetic legacy, which they have schlepped around their entire lives, is exacerbated by the strict and moralistic upbringing they received from their mother.
Óscar arrives at the 'Sueño Eterno' hotel to live his last day of life.