The film traces the formative years of the songs-for-life band Carabao, from the day the young band members meet in the Philippines to their rise to become the most famous rock group in the 1980's.

Mak, a street urchin in Bangkok, dreams of being a tough gangster. He earns some money as a drugs runner. One day he meets a young prostitute, who turns out to live nearby and they fall in love. After he has delivered a large batch of drugs to a rich man on the other side of town, they can suddenly afford new clothes, …