Calais, the compulsory transit point for all refugees wishing to get to England, is a real hell. Between the waiting time spent in the miserable slums of a camp and the dangerous attempts to clandes- tinely cross the Channel aboard a lorry, questions arise in the mind of a young Sudanese. After having lived a long time in the “Jungle”, he reflects bitterly on his dreams.

Ball, a 30-year old man from Taiwan, is attracted by Bangkok’s night life where parties, friends and alcohol flow freely. But according to the ancient tradition, a man has to spend a certain amount of time in a monastery to prove his maturity by facing the harsh rules of Buddhism. So first, Ball will have to stay in a quiet monastery surrounded by the sea for two weeks where he’ll have to subject himself to the spiritual guidance of monks.