Norodom Sihamoni is the King of Cambodia. He became King on 14 October 2004, a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk.
In the 18th century, a young prince is crowned king of a small kingdom. He tries to rule justly, but is undermined by his cruel aunt.
A young Cambodian doctor returns home from Paris to volunteer at a clinic in his home village, just outside of the capital city Phnom Penh. Most of his patients are victims of land mines. He falls in love with a young nurse at the clinic, while dealing with the advances of his cousin, who is unhappily married to an amputee war veteran.