男孩哈勒姆(杰米•贝尔 Jamie Bell 饰)自小就十分依恋母亲,他喜欢拿着妈妈的东西胡闹:拿眼线笔画眼线、拿唇膏到处涂抹、用妈妈的耳钉帮自己穿耳洞……然而,他的母亲却突然离世了,之后他的爸爸娶了他的继母。哈勒姆十分悲伤,正处在青春叛逆期的他怀疑母亲是被他的继母谋害的。于是,哈勒姆把自己慢慢于是隔绝开来,经常喜欢独自一人在树屋内远远的偷窥着别人,为的是能探究出母亲的死亡之谜,帮她复仇……
The 13-year-old Iqbal is a charming, imaginative and fun boy, which, according to his father, is not enough if one is to succeed in the world. But when Iqbal, his little brother Tariq (11 years) and their friend Sille, accidentally blow up their school, his father is the slightest of his problems. The two crooks, Easelman and The Swine, want to get hold of the randomly home brewed explosive and blow up Tivoli to build the biggest parking facility in Scandinavia. To blackmail the kids for the recipe the two crooks kidnap the adorable little brother Dindua (6 years). The hunt to free Dindua and save Tivoli starts - and this requires cooperation, courage and a lot of imaginative ideas, which Iqbal is an expert in delivering.