Just thirteen-years-old, Kusiima has no time for school, sports, or
hanging out with the other boys in his African village. With no father
or mother to take care of him, he works long hours to support his
grandmother and sickly baby sister. Then one day, Kusiima's life
suddenly changes when he travels into a nearby protected forest.
In
the forest, Kusiima is presented with many choices, all with uncertain
outcomes. Should he go along with illegal logging? Help to save an
endangered baby gorilla? Follow a donkey to who knows where?
With
each choice, Kusiima has to make yet another decision about what is
right in front of him. As he does, he meets a mysterious doctor who
holds the key to his past and his future. In the end, Kusiima is faced
with the hardest choice of all. Can he forgive a great wrong and heal a
broken relationship?