A Lao American young man, James, brings his father’s ashes to Laos to fulfill his father's 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 remains is built. One day, James' relative, Joi, travels to town to look for him. Two young men travel together on the Mekong river and have to endure each other’s differences.