A country man, Mum comes to town to find a job and study Chinese. One day, an unknown little boy Deaw unexpectedly appears at his door, calling him dad. The man accepts to be the father due to a condition: find the right girl and marry. Later, the boy helps his dad courting a pretty woman Fah, who is prospected to be the bride for his dad before it's too late.

In 1920s Siam, Bunteng, a member of a likay performing troupe, is faced with the prospect of his art dying when he and his family are threatened with eviction by a businessman who hopes to build a movie theater on the site of their stage.