After witnessing her parent’s death, May develops a condition that renders her unconscious every time she steps on land. Her grandfather, Tuha, shelters her in a lake house. Branded cursed by her village, May is determined to reclaim her life on solid ground.
In the slums of Manila, eleven-year-old scavenger Ginto fights for survival and dreams of becoming a gangster, but as he crosses paths with a troubled Dutch tourist, he's forced to make an impossible decision.