The world is plagued by mysterious entities that manipulate people's negative

emotions, turning some into "seers" but leading most people to commit suicide once
they have seen an entity. A common prevention method is wearing a blindfold
outdoors. In Barcelona, Spain, Sebastián and his daughter Anna travel together. One
day Sebastián encounters a group of survivors, and claims he knows the location of
generators that can provide light and heating. Sebastián joins the others in their
shelter inside a bus hangar. The next morning, with everyone asleep inside a bus,
Sebastián drives it outside and crashes it. Everyone is left without blindfolds;
Sebastián slowly leads each to open their eyes, and upon witnessing the entities
they commit suicide. Sebastián is revealed to be a seer, and is thus unaffected.
Anna congratulates Sebastián on having "saved" the people, urging him to find the
other "lost sheep".

Nine months earlier, the arrival of the entities prompted people to flee. Sebastián
retrieved Anna but lost his wife in a car accident. They found refuge in a church
and met Padre Esteban, a pastor who opined that the entities are angels, and that
humanity should be liberated from suffering by embracing death. Sebastián and Anna
tried to hide but one day a group of seers led by Padre discovered their hiding
place and captured them. He forced Anna to open her eyes, killing her. Sebastián
then faced the entities, but instead of death he saw the apparition of Anna, which
has accompanied him ever since. Anna tells him that he can join his family there
when he has "saved" enough people on Earth.

Sebastián encounters another group led by Rafa, who has two dogs. Others in the
group include Octavio, a deliveryman with expertise in physics; Roberto and Isabel,
a couple; Claire, an English psychiatrist; and Sofia, a young German girl separated
from her mother. Octavio theorizes that the entities are quantum beings that
perceive humans' fear and grief. Sofia shares information about Montjuïc Castle,
believed to be a safe refuge which can be reached by a gondola lift. The group
embarks on a quest to reach the Castle.

Rafa dies early on after Sebastián sabotages the dog leashes, and the remainder of
the group take shelter. Sebastian leads Octavio to his death, but begins to doubt
the wisdom of Anna's apparition. Roberto and Isabel lose their lives too. Claire
suspects Sebastián is a seer and shields Sofia from him. Sebastián, who had started
to resist Anna's influence, vows that he will protect Claire and Sofia. Meanwhile,
Padre and his followers find the trio. Sebastián helps Claire and Sofia get to the
gondola lift, then fights Padre and they kill each other; Sebastían dies smiling.
Claire and Sofia enter Montjuïc, converted to a secret camp, where Sofia reunites
with her mother. Claire undergoes blood tests by scientists who are trying to
develop an antibody that can provide immunity against the entities' influence.