Nominanda Casares is a political refugee opressed by the Franco dictatorship in 1939. The Spanish civil war tears the country apart. Our heroine crosses the border not to be captured. When she arrives in France, she takes a boat to Chile. The crossing is difficult, noone will give up. Epidemics, internal conflicts, repeated technical incidents are increasing aboard the Winnipeg. It will take courage, determination and a lot of hope for the heroine and all the other characters to this story not to think to revenge or to despair. A new life awaits them in Chile.