Luis Carpio, a 30-something virgin who was dejected after his girlfriend turned down his marriage proposal, heads off on holiday to Thailand with a bunch of friends. Once there, a peculiar chain of events ensues when Luis is mistaken for a famous Thai porn star, the "Big Bird" of the title.

A former French war photographer who is traumatized by the loss of her team during her last mission and sets off to rebuild her life in a region of Southeast Asia known as the Golden triangle.