莱西，一个社会分离的孤独者被诅咒与不朽和永无休止的单调的存在。在她试图控制她的强迫，她寻找人类必须提供最黑暗的灵魂。莱西现在必须面对自己的内心恶魔，同时找到她的下一餐。
阿尔村地处偏僻，羌族释文化保存得比较原始完整，5.12大地震后引起人们的重视。影片通过讲述旅游开发公司进驻阿尔村进行商业开发后发生的故事，引发人们对于如何处理好经济发展与文化保护两者关系的思考。
Carmen learns that her daughter Maria died in an accident. After a couple of days, she decides to go to her apartment for some paperwork but here she discovers that Maria was about to adopt a Vietnamese girl named Thi Mai. Carmen then decides to go to Vietnam with her friends Elvira and Rosa, although none of the three has ever left Spain in their life. During the search for Thi Mai, they will have the opportunity to experience crazy and hilarious situations caused by cultural differences. They will be accompanied by Dan, a Vietnamese guide, and Andrés, a young Spanish actor going to Hanoi to live with his partner.
本片根据弗洛伦斯·奥贝纳斯撰写的小说《乌斯特雷姆的码头》改编，比诺什饰演一位知名作家，她想要通过亲身体验去撰写一部有关工作状态中不安感的书。她化身成清洁女工，在工作中发现每一元钱对生活都很重要，而这是社会上很多阶级看不见的层面。当她经历过这场考验，她与一些不幸的同伴结下了真正的友谊，温暖而且快乐的关系。
