After the war ends, Luy returns home and is now assigned as Commune Secretary of his coastal village. However, his wife is now wedded to Son, a soldier of the formerRepublic of Vietnam regime.
An undercover spy of the Revolution approaches a ruthless guard at Côn Đảo prison to extract information.
No one can understand why a successful and seemingly happily married actress killed herself, but some think that it has to do with what happened to her during the war.
A poor farmer leaves his home to become a miner, hoping to strike it rich in the new gold rush.