In Colombia cultivating poppies (Amapolas) is a dangerous, but lucrative business. Farmer EMILIO and his 9-year old son SIMON are exiled by rebels and find refuge in Cousin WILSON's home. Emilio is forced to work in the Amapolas crop, while Simon befriends LUISA, a girls of his own age. She is obsessed with playing with a puppy dog she can't afford. Simon goes ahead and steals the dog for her every day, just to return it each night. One day, Wilson discovers Simon's secret and uses it to blackmail him in order to achieve his own greedy plan.
—Anonymous