The plot focuses on Atan Dimaya, a 19-year old Aeta boy who strives to earn money for his “bandi” or dowry in order to marry Ani, a fellow Aeta and childhood friend of Atan. With Ani’s parents setting a bride price of 20,000 pesos, Atan goes to town and sells cassava and banana hearts. This is where his resolve to marry Ani is shaken as he meets Rain, a student from UP Manila researching for her undergrad thesis.
