In this documentary, an impoverished young boy in northern India’s sparsely populated and mountainous Ladakh region is discovered to be the reincarnation of an esteemed, high-ranking Tibetan monk. Born displaced from his original monastery in Tibet, the boy is denied his rightful place. The boy and his elderly godfather embark on a grueling, improbable trek across India to return the young monk-to-be to his rightful Tibetan monastery before it becomes too late.