On a steamy night in Macau - the last Portuguese colony on the southern coast of China, Theo, a ‘kwai-lo’ painter is on his way to sell his most valuable artwork to a client, unbeknownst to his agent. After an altercation over taxi fares, the taxi driver drives away with Theo’s artwork in the trunk - a discarded violin painted with Napoleon on both sides.

With his client threatening to blacklist him if he fails to deliver the artwork within 24 hours and his agent hunting for him because of the betrayal, Theo desperately needs to find the violin, his last glimmer of hope, before the clock stops ticking. As the night grows darker, his adventure through the back alleys of Macau takes a surreal turn and spirals out of control.