In the midst of the repression and
political unrest of pre-Spanish Civil War, eccentric artist
Salvador Dalí and renowned poet and revolutionary Federico
García Lorca find their artistic and sexual freedom. The two
form a bond challenged by their fierce ambitions, their
friends, the struggle between a love for Spain and a love
for each other.
In 1922, Madrid is wavering on the edge of change as
traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new
influences of jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dalí
arrives at university at the age of 18, determined to become
a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant
exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the
university’s social elite — Federico García Lorca and Luis
Buñuel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and
for a time Salvador, Luis and Federico become a formidable
trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However, as
time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull
toward the charismatic Federico — who is oblivious to the
attention he is getting from his beautiful writer friend,
Magdalena. Finally, in the face of his friends’
preoccupations — and Federico’s growing renown as a poet —
Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic
success. Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the
seaside town of Cadaqués. Both the idyllic surroundings and
the warmth of the Dalí family sweep Federico off his feet.
Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs,
inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a
kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more than a
meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls.
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