Synopsis
In an old apartment complex that’s been waiting for demolition work the residents gamble in the hope that they can gain enough money to keep their apartment. 14old Ròm works as bookie lottery runner to earn a living and always yearns to earn enough money to find his parents in the Central region of Vietnam. Ròm’s rival is Phúc, an ambitious bookie. Both the players and bookies are superstitious and they pay close attention to every single thing in their daily life that could give them a sign to choose the lucky number. Desperate to get more customers, bookies even trick the residents. Ròm by coincidence finds out Phúc had been tricking the residents for a long time pushing them further deeper into their debts.Seeing that this isn’t right, Ròm changes this by helping the people pick a good number. Ròm’s number wins and Phúc loses all of his customers. Believing in Ròm’s good luck, the tenants wants to bet big but before they could place their bets, Ròm is nowhere in sight. Unbeknownst to everyone, Phúc has kidnapped him.