Xaisongkham Induangchanthy

Two different worlds collide: the wealthy influential people on the one hand and the poor and honest on the other hand. Sin, a wealthy boy had been spoiled by his parents and has never realized the importance of self-dependence and how to become a responsible man. The boy lives his life relying on his parent's wealth and power, making him even more arrogant and pompous. Lud, a mute middle-aged man came from a rural area to be a motorcycle mechanic in Vientiane. His wife worked as a market woman and they had a six-year-old daughter. Though Luds life was simple, his family was warm and loving. One day Lud unexpectedly faces the greatest loss of his life caused by Sin.

Love stories of 5 different persons in Vientiane reflect nuanced and atypical relationships with romance, heartbreak and humor.

A Lao American young man, James, brings his father’s ashes to Laos to fulfill his last wish – to return home. His mom keeps telling him to stay away from the relatives in a village to avoid being asked for money. He stays in a city until a stupa to house his father’s ashes is built. One day, Jame’s relative, Joi, travels to town to look for him. They have to travel together on the mighty Mekong and endure each other’s differences.