Trina, a stubborn and rebellious 20-something, has gone to the motherland as an aid worker during the war. Once there, Trina finds herself overwhelmed by the traumas she witnesses, so she turns to partying hard with her fellow volunteers as a way to cope. One night during a drunken foray, she encounters another version of herself in the form of a paramilitary fighter for the notorious Tamil Tigers. Her sense of western privilege collides with the reality of her ancestors.