In the desolate wilderness of the disappearing mud islands along the mighty Brahmaputra river, a 12-year-old orphan girl named Afrin is coming of age. As if an annual ritual, heavy rainfalls and flood waters ravage Afrin’s island. When a severe flood submerges her home, Afrin transforms into a heroine that shows her remarkable resilience and adaptation qualities. Confronted by the urgency of the situation Afrin begins a journey to the heart of Bangladesh to trace her estranged father. A quest that ultimately brings Afrin face-to-face with the inescapable complexity of homeless orphans in Dhaka who struggle to make a living by handling waste and burning rubbish, forcing her to accept her adulthood early.