1974 film by Daniel Tinayre

In the 1990s, a South American city is rocked by the imminent outbreak of a plague. While many attempt to flee the city, Dr Bernard Rieux sends his sick wife away and does his best to care for the plague's victims. The plague means different things to different people: to the doctor, it's a disease to be cured. To a pair of French journalists, it's a breaking news story. To religious leaders, it's punishment for sins. As the sense of isolation and hopelessness grow, Dr Rieux and his associates begin to question their previously-accepted feelings of justice, loneliness, and love.

十七岁的马丁（Walter Quiroz 饰）在家乡火地岛上日日过着乏味的生活，他对陈腐破败的学校毫无兴趣，和继父的关系又紧张，唯一给他希望的，是亲生父亲创作给他的连环画，画中记录着拉美大陆种种神奇的景象。马丁的女友意外怀孕，但迫于家长压力要打掉孩子并与马丁分手，愤怒的马丁丧失了留在家乡的最后理由，他收拾行装，踏上拉美大陆，开始了北上寻找生父游历美洲的旅程。马丁见识了洪水中的布宜诺斯艾利斯，经过了蛮荒的安第斯山脉……一路上，一个未知是幻觉还是真实的红衣姑娘多次现身，令马丁的神奇之旅愈发空灵。马丁沿路搜集生父的消息，同时也越来越深入到拉丁美洲大陆的幻想与现实中去。