On the night that Lalloo's brother is murdered a large yellow moon hangs low in the sky above the family's small hut on the outskirts of Lahore. Abandoned far from home only hours later seven-year-old Lalloo will not see them again for a very long time. Unable to escape the memory of that night Lalloo's parents and sisters remain trapped at the brickyard the kiln chimney churning black smoke into the sky as they slave brick by brick to pay off their debts. Now that he is older Lalloo saves every rupee he earns in the city in the hope that he might one day be able to rescue his family. Yet as he falls in love with a girl he thought he'd lost forever he realises that their freedom will only come with unimaginable sacrifice. And as the fireflies dance overhead Lalloo must finally choose his own destiny. . .
