Men think about themselves, women worry about everyone else. Boxing Day 2004 two businesswomen survive the tsunami that kills three times more women than men. Lola and Shey are stripped of the possessions, place and people that define them. They face a refugee camp where men outnumber women five to one. Men are freed of family responsibility. A lack of privacy and tropical heat fuels sexual tensions. Men assert themselves by the domination of women. Twelve days after Christmas the UN announce better protection for women is needed. This is too late for Shey and Lola. "Twelve Days of Christmas" is based on facts that were recorded but not reported.