A few ordinary days in the life of a lonesome 7-year-old who grows up to be a middle-aged man still clueless about where to find happiness. Not many humans are around him, only plastics that suffocate his world. Then, he meets a guy who makes his heart beat.
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.