When his fellow villagers and tribesmen are sorely in need of funds to see them through a drought, the young man in this story is sent by his Senegalese village to find his brother in Paris, get work, and send the money back to the village so that they can buy food. However, the boy is completely ignorant of the ways of the world, and one difficulty follows another until his tragic demise just after reaching Paris.~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide