Trung is a young guy who graduated from Foreign Language University. Being an honest person, but in looking for the stable job, is faced with difficulties in his own independent life while supporting his mother at home. Many struggles come to him including: his mother's sickness, the gambling problem with his younger brother, and being disappointed by the heartless change of his girlfriend. After losing his job, Trung has to earn his living by working as motorbike taxi driver where he meets Ha, an active, innocent girl. She cooperates with Tien, a practical guy, whose talent is making money, to run a bar. Although faced with different, and cruel conditions, Trung and Ha still keep their pure, tolerant, and benevolent nature. Together they become the support, belief and happiness of each other. The movie, When Autumn Sunlight Comes, is a realistic look at today's Vietnamese society.