Mitri is 15 years old and lives in a village in Senegal. Like all the youngsters of his age, he plays football, dreaming of the Barcelona and Chelsea Football Clubs. When an agent sees him play, Mitri believes he’s in luck. But, in order to have a chance at Europe´s big clubs, he has to pay. His grandmother manages to get the money together at enormous sacrifice. Once in Paris, everything falls apart: Mitri finds himself abandoned without a cent in his pocket, and the prospect of shame and derision if he goes back to the village. A midst humiliations and hardships his football dream remains, against all odds. |
