A group of tourists examine the aftermath of an explosion.
An elderly couple deal with the grief of losing their grandson in a world wrought by war.
Together they recount on the tales that tore apart Vietnam both fifty years in the future and fifty years in the past.
Painting to survive, Bùi Hûru Chi and his wife Mai discover what it is like to live in a country on the brink of collapse, whilst attempting to piece together the tragedy that haunts their present.