A man, Thongphun Khokpho, is released from jail after five years spent for manslaughter. As he tries to make an honest living, he discovers that there's no room in Thai society for ex-cons. He soon gets himself into trouble again.
A man whose livelihood comes from traditional logging with his elephant battles police who tell him his work is illegal.
A 13-year old girl is infected with the AIDS virus following a bad blood transfusion. She then becomes the unwilling pawn in a battle between two politicians over government investments to prevent the spread of the virus.