The Rocket

A ten year old boy (Ahlo) who is believed to bring bad luck, is blamed for a string of disasters. When his family loses their home and are forced to move, Ahlo meets the spirited orphan Kia and her eccentric uncle Purple; an ex-soldier with a purple suit, a rice wine habit and a fetish for James Brown. Struggling to keep his father’s trust, Ahlo leads his family through a land scarred by war in search of a new home. In a last plea to try and prove he is not cursed, Ahlo builds a giant rocket to enter the most lucrative but dangerous competition of the year – the Rocket Festival.