As the twentieth century draws to a close; in the southern part of Africa two different ideologies are locked in a fanatic struggle for supremacy.

Against this backdrop; tasked to rescue a group of people holding the key to the future of a war torn Southern Angola, Nick Rowland, veteran guerrilla fighter, and Xixo, his bushman friend, face the savage tides of a different kind of war.

Caught between two rival armies; pursued across an ever threatening landscape by a vicious, cruel adversary the two men find their skills and patience tested to the limit as they strive to bring their charges to safety.