The unbelievable true story of Rudolf Manga Bell, an African king who leads a rebellion against Kaiser Wilhelm II's oppressive colonial rule at the start of World War 1.

After surviving a brutal amputation during the Civil War, James Hanger returns home emotionally and physically broken. In order to survive his depression, he designs and builds the first prosthetic leg with knee and ankle joints.

Surrounded by constant adversity and tribulation, a boy creates his "perfect self" inspired by societal views of perfection, to escape his reality through lucid dreams.