On this island, junior high school students are the ones exuding vibrancy. Gathering parts from an illegally dumped motorcycle, they decorate their bicycles just like motorcycles and ride them around with their friends. But after graduating from junior high school, the children must leave the island they grew up in to work or study in the glamorous city. A boy studies at a cooking school in the city at night while working at a local printer in the daytime; a girl goes to study at a beauty school. The children try hard to fit in to the outside world, but hesitancy and a feeling of inferiority always hangs around them because of their Shezi Island roots. On the other hand, there are children who stay on the island, such as a boy dedicating himself to traditional local arts. His performance of fending off disaster as a “messenger of god” seems as though it is trying to fight off the destiny cast upon them.

What are women feeling? Nivedita, 30 years old, is a female police officer. She works hard around the clock so that women can live safely in New Delhi, patrolling at night and providing consultations on hotlines for women. Sunita, 37, ran away from her farming village where women were forbidden to walk outside alone, and has now become the only female auto rickshaw driver in New Delhi. In the male-dominated world of rickshaw drivers, she gets harassed by her male competitors, but manages to earn her own living. For Sunita, the city is a place where she can gain freedom. Gouri is now 27, but when she moved to New Delhi in her teens, her family was strongly against it. She is a DJ clad in the latest fashion and spreads information on the hottest trends of youth culture. Her work involves going out at night and working with men. Many men make eyes at her, but she believes her safety must be protected by herself, and says that she will decide on how she will live. The camera closes in on the three women working in New Delhi and succeeds in having them talk about their dreams and concerns.

The Imbi area in central Kuala Lumpur is a place where Myanmar refugees live side by side. Jonathan, 35 years old, was also persecuted and fled to Kuala Lumpur, where he now runs a school for children that he started six years ago. He is now a leader of the Myanmar community.
For refugees without protection like Jonathan, the only thing to rely on is the refugee card issued from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The card provides a certain amount of protection, such as reduction from medical expenses.
Still, every day is filled with anxiety. Even if one is registered as a refugee by the UNHCR, people get detained by the police for being assumed as an illegal immigrant.
Under these restricted conditions, many desire to live in a more tolerant country. For example, 16-year-old Sara, who studies at Jonathan’s school, wishes to settle in the United States with her family.
New Myanmar refugees with bright wishes for their second life appear on end before Jonathan. Their unstable life continues, and the camera centers in on these people living closely side by side.