Bizkaia, 1935. A violent storm runs an English coal ship aground. Overnight, the people of Algorta crowd the shore to claim the black gold. Sabas Jauregui sees it as a stroke of luck; his wife, Josefa, as a bad omen. Disregarding her pleas, Sabas drags their children into the heart of the storm. The family will do the unthinkable to protect the coal that might save them from winter—or doom them forever.

Toni, once a famous singer, now has gambling debts and struggles to make ends meet. His luck changes when Malena, a former lover, introduces him to Junior, a wealthy young man, ready to hire him to steal a priceless painting from his own mother. To carry out this supposedly easy heist, Toni recruits a clumsy crew, forming a team in which each one pursues their own interests.