11-year-old Ben and his family relocate to a nearby city when a big company takes over their home village for coal mining. In the city, he meets another new kid, a 12-year-old Syrian refugee named Tariq, who has also lost his former home as he had to flee the war in his country. Initially, they treat each other as rivals, both at school and at the football club. But when they discover that they a lot of things in common, they become friends. Ben is also willing to help when Tariq decides to look for his brother.