Although life is difficult in Jose's Central American village, he enjoys playing football with his friends, sharing the large meals cooked by his aunts, and even going to school. But a civil war breaks out in his country. Outspoken people like his mother are in danger, so Jose and his mother must flee.
The road north to make a new home is arduous and very long, but it is only the beginning of hard times. They face days of paperwork and nights in a hostel for refugees. Even when his mother finds work as an office cleaner, they must rely on a food bank.
Slowly, the pieces of this new life begin to come together as Jose and his mother realize that they have finally arrived at the happy end of a very long road.