Inthe1940s,Malayswereworld-renownedfortheirseafaringskills.BeingofBugisdescent,theynavigatedtheseawithnaturaleaseandwereoftenthefavoredseamenforinternationalshippinglines.Pulangtellsthestoryofonesuchsailor.Othman,afishermanfromasmallvillageinMalacca,leaveshisfamilybehindtosailtheworld,withhopestoreturnhomeonedaywithworldlyrichesanddeservedpride.Afterdecadesatsea,however,hislowwagesasadeckhandleaveshimdisillusioned.HecontemplatesreturninghometohisfamilybutendedupsettlingdowninLiverpool,England.60yearslater,hisgrandson,Ahmad,journeyshalfwayacrosstheworldinsearchofhisgrandfather.Inspiredbytrueevents,Pulangtellsthestoryoftwomenwhoyearntofindtheonlyplacetheybelong:HOME.