Renato who knows that his time is running out, teaches his six-year-old granddaughter, the value of friendship and respect towards other people's views. Renato has three children; Montserrat, his divorced daughter, who takes care of him, Anita who has a failing marriage, and his son Salvador. The daughters have decided to send him to a hospital against his will. But with the help of his granddaughter Carlota, he plans to escape and sail from Venezuela to Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, as he once promised his deceased wife.