Ulzii, a teenager from a poor neighborhood in Ulaanbaatar, is determined to win a sciences-physics competition to get a scholarship. His illiterate mother finds a job in the countryside, leaving him and his brother and sister in the middle of winter. Ulzii wanders around at night looking for things to burn for heat while preparing for the national competition.
Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with their daughter. On the verge of divorce, they search for happiness in empty high-rise buildings.
