Victor Ventura (Javier Bardem), an aspiring actor, moves to Madrid to chase his dreams. He ends up a pizza delivery boy, but, when he loses that job, he takes the only job he can find: a phone sex operator. Through his new line of work, he develops relationships with two return clients, Bill (Josep Maria Flotats), an elderly homosexual for whom Victor pretends to be gay, and Amanda (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón), a mysterious femme fatale who lures him into a world of blackmail and deceit.