A young girl in a futuristic village in Africa challenges the gender roles of her people's culture, much to the frustration of the village's central authoritative figure, a male witch doctor.

A precocious ten-year-old orphan believes himself to be an incarnation of Sherlock Holmes and his life to be in danger. His aunt takes him to see a psychologist, but is the boy truly deluded or could he be onto something diabolical and real?