Overseas workers Manuel and Dado leave the Philippines to come to Taipei lured by the money and a better life. One Sunday morning, they come across a brand new leather sofa, discarded on the sidewalk. They decide to bring it back to their ragged dormitory to enjoy cold beers, bringing back the feeling of their Filipino village. Unable to afford delivery service, they carry it across town, on foot. Along this improbable and absurd journey, Manuel and Dado encounter archetypal characters found in a globalized city, in humorous and poignant scenes. At the same time, their struggles with infidelity and difficulties of leaving a family back home, come to light.
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