Maria, a 13-year-old guerrilla soldier,is given a mission to complete along with 3other soldier-kids: bring the commander'snewborn baby to safety in a neighboring town.But nobody knows the secret she is hiding:Maria is pregnant, and having a child isforbidden in the guerrilla. During the mission hersecret is revealed and she runs away to avoidbeing forced to abort. Through Maria's eyes weexperience the devastating results of Colombia'sarmed conflict: towns ravaged by massacres,peasants trapped in the cross-fire, parents whohave lost their children, and kids trying to growup normally amid the carnage. Thanks to a newinstinct born inside her, Maria will find thestrength to look for a new life