Pedro Almodóvar's Oscar-winning film stars Javier Cámara as Benigno, a male nurse fixated by dance student Alicia, and Darío Grandinetti as Marco, a journalist who interviews female bullfighter Lydia on the eve of a fight. When Alicia and Lydia are each injured and left in comas, Benigno and Marco form a bond as they care for the two women.