Despite a bad leg, 25-year-old Grigris longs to become a professional dancer and shows off his killer moves on the dance floor every weekend. All these dreams are put on hold when his stepfather falls critically ill and he is forced to smuggle oil to pay the hospital bills. After befriending Mimi, a beautiful prostitute, Grigris hopes the two can start a new life together, but a string of bad decisions lands them in danger and on the run.