Jamal loves flying kites but his stepfather’s physical abuse drives him into the fold of a sadistic gang leader. When Jamal's girlfriend is kidnapped, matters reach crisis point.

A teacher asks her class, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”. While his joyful classmates respond, Tom, a quiet 10-year-old boy, slips away.

A very poor 10-year-old girl, Chrissy Wright lives on the rough side of town in deplorable conditions with her two siblings and their sick, bedridden mother. Living without running water, electricity and very little to eat, Chrissy becomes a target for teasing and discrimination from her fellow students at Redemption Primary, and almost all the teachers except for her beloved science teacher, Mr. Fenton.