Curiosity has consequencesâŚ
It can cost you your childhoodâif it doesnât kill you.
For the new African country Zambia, 1964 heralds a joyous and turbulent time: a celebration of its independence from Britain. But for thirteen-year-old Rianna and ten-year-old Lukas and Anthony, life on Madzi Moyoâa tucked-away Mission stationâis idyllic. Their biggest concern is remembering to wear a hat against the searing sun and surviving the housemotherâs purple cabbage pie.
That changes when the trio stumbles upon two hidden AK-47s and is caught by Mavuto, the gunsâ owner, a staunch African nationalist. He abducts them on the spot: afraid they will telltale and jeopardize his private plan to ensure his countryâs independence. Over the course of a single night and morning, a race and rescue mission ensues, which, as the hours pass, becomes more violent and out-of-control.