When Mai and her family learn that the government plans to arrest her grandmother, they’re forced to flee for their lives. Leaving behind a beloved village and all that is familiar, they travel by night to the port of Go Cong. There they board a tiny boat overcrowded with desperate refugees. The boat’s ancient engine breaks down constantly, and the captain can’t navigate. The heat, hunger, and thirst are unbearable. Mai knows she must be strong and hold on to her hopes, but Hong Kong and freedom are starting to seem like impossible dreams...