The old Atayal and his son, Ah Chiang, both work at a quarry. Ah Chiang is desperate to get away and envisions a successful life for himself in Taipei, but his father is against him leaving.
老人和他的兒子阿將都在石礦場工作，但阿將越來越不想打礦，對都市存著幻想，想到台北打天下，兩代衝突由此開始。