A young wife awaits the return of her husband from the war. But when he arrives, mutilated and sick, she is repulsed.

A soldier (Hien) survives the war and comes back to live with his brother's family (Tien). He can't seem to adjust to civilian life after the war and feels increasingly alienated from other people, whom he finds calculating, selfish and materialistic.

A mother of five in the Mekong Delta leaves her ten year-old to look after the younger children while she goes to fight in the war.

Two talented swimmers from a small village are invited by a factory to compete for their team in national tournaments, but soon discover they are being used as a publicity ploy by the factory.