Abel lives with his mother in a small town in the outskirts of Barcelona. His whole life revolves around their small family business, his mother's house, his girlfriend's bed, the corner newsstand, and the neighborhood bars and cafes. lt's always more of the same: the same old problems, same faces, and the same old conversations. However, under his pleasant, calm exterior, something inexplicably cracks apart, and does so repeatedly. He is powerless to stop it.
One Thursday afternoon, Abel commits another murder.

Las Horas del dia (The Hours of the Day) is an unusual film. lt does not belong to any particular genre or tradition, nor does it offer an innovative aesthetic style or a complex narrative structure. It is a simple, direct, and transparent film. And yet, it is different from everything one usually sees. Because in Las horas del dia (The Hours of the Day), one sees what one doesn't see in other films, and one doesn't see what one usually does.
Based on a realistic aesthetic style, and a very personal view of everyday life, it offers a disturbing reflection on a phenomenon that terrifies us, and that unfortunately also portrays us as we are.
Las horas del dia (The Hours of the Day) is not a film about a series killer.