弗朗索瓦在國內最著名的中學任教，他非常享受現時所過的生活，交往的都是巴黎的知識分子和有錢人。一次突發的情況使他被迫接受到位於巴黎市郊貧民區的一間學校工作，這讓他必須面對自己的局限，更推翻了他原來的價值觀和信念。

12-year-old Adama lives in a remote village in West Africa. Out beyond the cliffs lies the Land of Breaths, peopled by wicked war-hungry spirits. When his big brother suddenly vanishes from the village, Adama decides to go look for him. Full of desperation and childish innocence, he will traverse Europe at war. The love that he has for his brother will lead to an unexpected end...