In 1989, a small village in eastern Sri Lanka. After her husband was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by government forces, Kusum had to take care of her eight children and mother-in-law alone. After a series of unsuccessful gigs, Kusum continued to suffer from physical and sexual abuse, and she fell into prostitution. She was quickly arrested by the police in a brothel. When the news of their mother's situation reaches the school, the children will be expelled...