It is Afghanistan. Parvanas father is arrested & taken away by the Taliban soldiers. Under Taliban law women & girls are not allowed to leave the house on their own. Parvana her mother & sisters must stay inside. Four days later the food runs out. They face starvation. So Parvana must pretend to be a boy to save her family. It is a dangerous plan but their only chance. In fear she goes out
- & witnesses the horror of land mines & the brutality of the Taliban. She suffers beatings & the desperation of trying to survive. But even in despair lies hope.