伊尼奥和罗莎是一对新婚夫妇,没想到他们结婚才几个月,西班牙内战爆发。伊尼奥作为亲共分子被弗朗哥独裁政府抓捕,在被押解的路上,伊尼奥想办法逃回了家中。为躲避再一次被捕,伊尼奥在罗莎的帮助下,藏身于自家的地洞里长达30年。Spain, July 1936, during Spanish civil war. Higinio Blanco is a man who, for fear of reprisal, locks himself in his house, without realizing that he will not be coming out until 1969 after the civil war, which is 33 years later.