Basedonatruestory.1996,opensea.Duringhisshiftonatransatlanticship’sdeck,Joel,areligiousFilipinosailor,discoversDumitru,aRomanianstowawayhiddenbetweensomecontainers.IfheisspottedbytheTaiwaneseofficersrunningthevessel,Dumitruisatrisktobethrownoverboard.Joeldecidestohidehim,asasignofhisgratitudetowardsGod.Soon,adangerouscatandmousegamebegins.Whenhiscrew,hisownfriends,evenGoditselfstarttoturntheirbacksonhim,Joellearnsthathehastofacehiscrueldestinyalone.