 Jamal, a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola s village searching for the so-called terrorist who crossed over. Bhola s neice, Rani, insists they can t let a Muslim into their Hindu home. With Bhola and Rani grappling with the consequences of harboring a Pakistani and their deep-set prejudice against Muslims, Jamal s only hope is the humanity shared by a people separated by artificial boundaries a long time ago.