On a cold Canadian winter morning, Tomás leaves his family still asleep to catch a flight to Spain. In Madrid, he reunites with his old friend Julián, who has terminal cancer. This surprise visit brings joy to Julián, a slightly short-on-cash actor living with his faithful dog, Truman. While hoping to convince Julián to continue his palliative chemotherapy treatments, Tomás ultimately accepts his decision to stop. The reunion can then move forward, and Julián puts together a little itinerary that takes them from a veterinary clinic to a café in Amsterdam, with a stop at a funeral home along the way. Throughout their journey, Tomás will witness Julián’s efforts to get his affairs in order and secure a future for Truman, as well as for his 22-year-old son.

Leaving snowy Canada, where he now lives, Tomas travels to Madrid to visit Julian, a college friend who’s been diagnosed with cancer. Tomas has planned in secret with Paula's cousin Julian to convince the latter to undergo a chemotherapy treatment that will give him a few more months to live. The patient objects, saying, at what price? Resigned to the fact that he’s going to die, Julian agrees to leave Madrid for four days with Tomas as an opportunity to celebrate life. Their trip takes them to Amsterdam, where Julian’s son is studying. But what concerns Julian the most is what will happen to his old dog, Truman, so Tomas agrees to help find him a new home.