帕科·罗卡讲述了年老体衰引起的生理退化和阿尔茨海默病。埃米利奥，一位前银行管理层人士，被他的家人安排住进了养老院……他回忆起童年，却记不住刚刚阅读过的文字，感到迷失了生活的方向……《皱纹》一书生动地刻画了普通人与迟暮之年的对抗，这是一场战役，没有武器却充满了哀伤。

Paul Averhoff was once a great marathon runner, the gold medal
winner at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Now over 70 and forced to
live in a nursing home, Paul rejects the singing group and handicraft
classes for his old running shoes and announces that he is training
for the Berlin Marathon, which he intends to win.