Birahima, un enfant guinéen devenu orphelin, part rejoindre sa tante au Libéria. Il est escorté par Yacouba, un héros au grand cœur. Mais la guerre tribale sévit et les précipite dans un tourbillon de violence. Birahima devient un enfant soldat. When ten-year-old Birahima's mother dies, he leaves his native village in Guinea, accompanied by Yacouba, to search for his aunt Mahan. Crossing the border into Liberia, they are seized by rebels and Birahima becomes a child-soldier.