Santiago de Chile, 1978. As Pinochet’s oppressive dictatorship continues to stamp down hard on civil liberties, Raúl Peralta escapes from the tedium of everyday life by leading a small group of dancers and obsessing about Tony Manero, John Travolta’s character in Saturday Night Fever. He lives for Saturday nights, when he unleashes his passion for the fi lm’s music by imitating his idol. His dream of becoming a successful showbiz star takes a step closer to reality when the national television station announces a Tony Manero impersonation contest.