Africa, the late 80-ties of the XIXth century.
When 15 year old Stas Tarkowski and 8 year old Nel Rawlinson
are kidnapped in Egypt by rebels, their fathers(engineers on
the Suez Canal project)desperately organize a search party.
Forced to rely on themselves Stas and Nel, together with two
young African slaves escape their captors and head south across
desolate country.
