While driving along the Quezon Province's famed Old Maharlika Highway, which has been referred to as "Bitukang Manok" because of its sharp curves, three groups of strangers find themselves isolated and trapped by mysterious forces. Here, surrounded by a menacing forest, they must confront their psychological demons as they spiral down deeper into their neurosis.
A woman returns to the village of Kagbunga in the Bikol region carrying the ashes of her only son via the old train that circles her universe like the tandayag, the primordial serpent. In a filial act of mourning, she will reckon and reconcile the thin line that exists between tragedy and transcendence and prove and that even the most broken life can be restored to its moments.
In Incheon airport of South Korea, time stands still for Andres, a depressive best-selling self-help author. He meets Sam, an anxious Overseas Filipino Worker who is about to start a new life as a nurse. She stalls and spends her time sketching strangers in the airport. Together, they bond over their loneliness, conversations and neuroses. Time is an unbeatable opponent, only to leave fleeting but lasting connections.
