When his mother is attacked and killed by a lion, infant boy Boru is adopted by a passing tribe and raised by the tribe's chief. The young boy and the chief's son Nikitu grow up to become close friends and skilled hunters. When a drought threatens the tribe's existence, Boru and Nikitu traverse the countryside looking for a water source, only to get caught in the open when a lightning storm sets the tribe's homeland on fire.—[email protected]