in los angeles in 1992, korean-american brothers ailly and daniel tried their best to keep their father's shoe store business, and the 11-year-old african-american girl gan meina became their old friend. when gamina's brother found out that she was too close to those "orientals", he conspired to obstruct and retaliate; at the same time, the verdict was made in the case of police beating black rodney king, and four policemen accused of using excessive force were acquitted, violence in the city escalated, provoking conflicts among ethnic groups, and riots inevitably impacted their world aaa