At times harrowing but ultimately uplifting, Jama's story is one of survival, family and determination. Leaving his Somali home following the death of his mother, Jama begins a quest to find his father. His solitary journey is a perilous one as he contends with the Italian occupation of Abyssinia in the 1930s and the dangers of being a young boy alone in the world. An eye-opener on a less-known period of African history and life as a refugee.