Plot summary
A young Aboriginal, Boucane, whose home life is mostly broken, leaves his reserve one summer night: freedom and a better life await him in Montréal. With only a bag containing clothes and a few possessions he heads south. He hooks up for a lift with Normand, a quirky old gangster whose truck contains suspicious cargo.
Lorenzo is an old Italian immigrant on his last dime, walking the streets in search of scrap metal that he then tries to sell in order to survive. His wife Rosa Maria has Alzheimer's and Lorenzo's goal is to fulfill the promise he made to Rosa Maria—to return her body for burial in Italy. His efforts at raising money for the trip are not enough.
Vincent, a doctor stripped of his medical license, works for the Chinese mafia, treating a clientele of thugs he secretly despises, while managing the organization's pharmaceutical needs. He is married and a few months away from becoming a father; the double life eats away at him. He is desperately seeking a way out.
Originally from France, Shaw Mue-Fan, known as "Muffin", is the common strand bringing these three men together. Well placed within the criminal organization, he is an enforcer with a knack for building alliances which has made him the youngest right arm in the history of the Montréal Triads.
Their fates collide on the night of a lunar eclipse beginning with a new kind of Russian roulette.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Rock Paper Scissors (2013 film). Section headings and formatting adjusted.