In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by others but also involving them without being able to control the situation.

The Plague

Victoria Ocampo, the Argentine author, critic, and publisher of Sur magazine, is described as having four faces: the cosmopolitan who looked toward Europe; the Argentinian who focused on her home in San Isidro, Argentina; the American in Europe; and the European of the Americas. Among her works was "Emily Bronte; (terra incognita)." She met Calcutta-born Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate poet/writer, in 1921, and corresponded with him thereafter.