Raised by his grandma alone, Ma Na Wei has lived a frugal and needy life since childhood. With his shabby and broken shoes, he draws a picture of his own feet and sends it to his father, who has long been working away from home, in the hope that he’ll bring him back a new pair of shoes one day. Yu Zhongxun, a recently qualified teacher who is to begin working on Lanyu, arrives at the tribal community’s elementary school. Leaving behind his colorful metropolitan life and separated from his friends, Yu sees this tiny island as a backward and boring place, and desperately wants to get back to Taiwan by getting a decent performance evaluation. Then comes the annual Aboriginal Dance Competition. Upon discovering Ma Na Wei’s talent in dancing, Yu decides to write a musical script based on Ma’s story. Leading the team in choreography rehearsals, Yu believes the dance competition is an opportunity for the kids to explore their potentials, and reclaim their lost pride and courage. Surprisingly, Ma Na Wei’s father comes home, but what he brings back to his son is a deep disappointment…