In a Thai village, the life of a boy who the head monk believes has unlocked the highest state of enlightenment is jeopardized when the village chief seeks to exploit the local festival of floating lanterns for profit. Upon finding out the Thai village chief's evil scheme for the local lantern festival, a precocious child's life is threatened.

A western town’s rule-flaunting, drunken personality is locked up for hiding his still in the church basement, while his son is finally released from the school that had for so long oppressed him.