Hosiery is the economic backbone of Shetou (社頭), a small rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. Here one in two people’s livelihood depends on the production of socks. Toiling day and night is one such individual known as “Brother Black Dog”. When on a day in spring, sock orders from abroad suddenly cease, he finds himself facing enormous life challenges. Ho’s film follows Brother Black Dog’s struggles and unfolds a story of resilience in a time of crisis.

八卦山下的社頭鄉，一個全球化下被遺忘的小鎮。這裡是台灣唯一的襪子聚落，全鎮四萬人，每兩個人就有一人以襪子為生；台灣每生產十雙襪子，就有八雙來自社頭。原本，一雙襪子可以讓一對夫妻買房子、養孩子，甚至從家庭代工變成頭家老闆。現在，這些夢想卻被全球化的大浪衝擊，唯有「黑狗兄」李東林不願向命運低頭，決定自己拯救自己。