故事发生在2006年，时值不丹推进民主化改革，计划举行大选。为此，政府官员提前组织一场模拟选举来进行测试。在布姆唐宗乌拉格窝的乌拉镇，一位和尚奉喇嘛之命寻找两把枪，以应对国家即将出现的转变。与此同时，一位美国古董武器收藏家来到不丹，想买走和尚手中的一把珍贵的步枪。

The father, who “ran, ran, and flew” from the source of the Mekong River, sings to his young daughter. Yangchen, who lives in India, meets with her sister, who has returned from France for their mother’s funeral, and reveals the wounds she could not share with their parents. After a brief encounter with his old friend Jigdal, who has come from America, Thangka artist Sonam suddenly feels as though his simple life is too shabby. And Tenzin who lives in Wisconsin arrives in Dharamsala, where he spent his childhood, carrying his father’s ashes.