Rain falls like icy bullets. Fog rolls in from the bay, as if blanketing the camp in despair. From a broken-down shack near the rear of the camp, O.S. CRYING can be heard.

A little girl, ABIR SAKIR, is lonely, confused, and scared for her life.

DISSOLVE TO:

A panoramic view of the city, that ultimately centers on a two-storey Pueblo-esque home.

Abir sits in the corner of the kitchen, brushing her doll's rugged hair. Her MOTHER simmers a chicken on the stove.

MOHAMMED punches buttons on a desktop calculator, then sighs in despair at the figures he sees.

A boy, AMIR, and a girl, KEIRA, play together. The boy is rambunctious, but the girl is quiet and reserved.

Almost suddenly Abir's mother, Lydia, bursts in with a brown package. Smiling, she holds it before Abir.

Perplexed, she grabs the package, ripping and tearing away at the wrapping. To her surprise, it was a new doll! It was the greatest doll Abir has ever seen!

Lydia was such a loving mother to her children, though her money was scarce. She wasn't allowed to have a job. She always tried to get her kids what they want without father knowing about it. He's very strict and doesn't believe that children should have fun.