Rainbow Troops

Two teachers, Muslimah and Harfan, eagerly await the beginning of the new school year and the arrival of their new pupils. At least ten pupils need to attend their Islamic primary school, otherwise the educational authority will close them down. No wonder they are both nervous. Fortunately, ten students end up registering for school--most of the children being from families of poor day laborers. Muslimah decides to call the group of first graders the "rainbow troops." Following the children over a period of five years, we observe as these disadvantaged children struggle for the right to make their dreams reality.