Taragee: Comes to Hollywood

Teni begins noticing some strange behaviour from her partner, Bobby, but it seems too late to do anything about it.

A young factory worker takes up on boxing as a way to find himself and advance his chances for the future. But the difficulties of sorting himself out in the crooked boxing environment hold him back in the beginning, until he arrives for tournament in Chicago, where he can prove himself. In the end, he wins over his Yank opponent, an amateur below his ranking, and is back in the factory.

The film follows the experiences of Noi, a teenage girl from Laos, whose family faces financial difficulties and emotional problems. Noi is persuaded by Toui, a young woman she knows well, to leave home for an apparently attractive job in neighboring Thailand. Once there, Noi realizes too late that Toui is actually a broker. She has been sold. Her hopes of a better life are shattered as she suffers both physical and sexual abuse. Noi finally manages to escape with the help of a supportive Thai man and the assistance of the Laos and Thai authorities.