Anas Afana, the son of a Jordanian diplomat, comes of age amid continuous riots in Sudan during the 1980s. He makes friends, pursues the mischief permitted the privileged sons of officials, and falls in love with soccer, at which he excels. Back in Jordan, his parents force him take his academics more seriously, even when he is recruited to a professional soccer team in Amman. Just hours after his last high school exam, Anas's father announces they...