A real-life self-narrative of seven children who make their living off the dead at Manikarnika, the busiest cremation ground in India. Tempered by the heat of the pyre, strengthened in the face of adversities, crafted by the volley of abuses, the film observes these intrepid children weaving their way through the pyres and struggling through disdain to snatch their livelihoods. A terrible saga of exploitation that celebrates the victory of innocence over the most harrowing realities of life.