Carmen, a middle-aged cook, is about to close down her eatery at the foot of Mt. Arayat when a white American teenage boy named Mercury approaches her and begs for work in exchange of nothing but shelter.
Two childhood best friends, Joshua and Carlo, auditions in an indie film. It’s their dream to be actions stars like their idols in the Philippine Cinema. But as Joshua finds a way to achieve their goals, Carlo suddenly changes his mind because of the things he didn’t expect.