Street-born Baby Tack has a grandmother who adores him and a junkie mother who loves him even more than she loves drugs

Klong Toey slum residents rally round to help a woman left homeless and without clothes - and even the spirits approve

She's a slaughterhouse kindergarten teacher. Her whole life through and through.

An amorous deck hand learned a painful lesson when he targeted a proud and resourceful Klong Toey girl as his child bride

It's not one of Klong Toey's finest hours. In fact, it's an ugly moment - a monster moment.

It's a love story, raw and rough. But first, the ending -- the little girl is safe. Well, that's not totally true, but she's got a promise and she believes the promise. That's important.