Two journalists arrive in Bangkok, Thailand on their way home from Australia, where they have been on a reporting trip.
Instead of continuing their journey home, they travel to a small coastal town in the south to visit one of them's uncle. Here they meet a colony of expats who have settled in the town. The two travelers settle, raise families and start selling homes in the tropical country to investment-minded individuals from the West.
However, the city is populated by scam artists and gangsters who want a piece of the action. The lives of the two house sellers are threatened and people around them disappear without a trace. Has the dream of a life in the exotic country turned into a nightmare - or is there a way forward?
The story is based on real events.