Ba Phan and his grand-daughter Nyo Lae live in a small hut in the desert-like Dry Zone of central Myanmar. They make a tough living by cutting firewood in the forest and selling it to the nearby village. Nyo Lae asks her grandpa for permission to leave home and work at the Chinese border where she can make more money. Horrified, Ba Pha tries everything he can to stop her, but discovers something very disturbing.
