Nekdo ubije naftnega mogotca Roberta Kinga, dobrega prijatelja agentke M. Tajni agent 007 James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) dobi nevarno nalogo, da mora paziti na Kingovo hčerko Elektro (Sophie Marceau), ki je po očetu podedovala njegovo bogastvo in ji zdaj strežejo po življenju. Izkaže se, da je Elektrinega očeta ubil razvpiti terorist in kruti anarhist Renard (Robert Carlyle). Ta želi nadzirati dobavo nafte po svetu in je še posebej nevaren, saj nima česa izgubiti. Počasi umira zaradi krogle, ki se mu je zagozdila v glavi, in zaradi katere ne čuti bolečine. Elektro z njim veže tudi zgodba iz preteklosti. Ko je bila mlajša, jo je Renard ugrabil, vendar mu je pobegnila, še preden je njen oče plačal visoko odkupnino.
A young woman who has just started a job at an art museum writes an email to a friend she lived with until recently. The other woman, also young, works as an artist and has just moved to a new city. A narrator reads this email, but we don't know which of the two women the voice belongs to, whether to the sender or to the receiver of the message. Neither are we aware of the details of this relationship; but what we do know is that, in addition to their interest in art, they share a concern for the difficulties of carrying out their personal and professional lives in the present. By focusing on the peripheral or hidden details of some paintings in the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, this narrator relates several stories linked to the social, economic and psychological conditions of the artists, both past and present.
Leftist extremist groups operating in Europe have chosen violence as a political tactic: they attack the right-wing parties offices, attack the police, provoke riots in demonstrations. Although leftist violence is increasing, it receives almost no public attention. An investigation into the alleged good violence exercised in the name of a supposedly just cause.
Bilbao, Spain. After breaking up with Elisa, his girlfriend for several years, Txema meets Claudia, a gorgeous Argentinian girl, in a very awkward situation. They become friends so soon and so easily that Txema misinterprets Claudia's feelings for him.
Bilbao, Basque Country, 2001: a ruthless terrorist attack shatters the family of police officer Carlos Martínez. Barcelona, 2013: Carlos leaves Mariusz, a Polish immigrant, in charge of his daughter and, offering vague excuses, returns to the Basque Country and rents a house in Lekeitio, a small village by the sea.
A New York City district attorney secretly runs a cocaine-smuggling ring in Texas. When the mob tries to move in on his operation, he goes down there to try to stop them.
Basque Country, Spain, 1980s. In Bilbao, a gray city dominated by political corruption and nationalist terrorism, Charli works as a chauffeur for Oliveira, a businessman engaged in shady deals. Alarmed by a series of threats and attacks, Oliveira decides to entrust Charli with the protection of his daughter Marta.