THE FILM BEGINS WITH THE IMAGES OF A TRAVELLING CARAVAN, SET AGAINST THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY, WHERE GOODS ARE TRANS-PORTED FROM A RURAL VILLAGE TO THE NEAREST CITY.

 

VIHANGA AND KASUN, LATTER BEING THE YOUNGEST OF TWO BROTHERS, LIVE IN THIS RURAL DISTRICT OF SRI LANKA, IN AMONG THE RIVERS, FORESTS AND MISTY MOUNTAINS. THEIR FAMILY'S ECONOMY IS ENTIRELY RELIED UPON A WHITE BULL NAMED "SUDDA" (MEANING "WHITE" IN SINHALESE), WHICH IS USED TO TRANSPORT GOODS.

 

HOWEVER TWO STRANGERS FROM THE CITY ARRIVE IN A TRUCK TO THIS ISOLATED VILLAGE, AND STEAL SUDDA IN ORDER TO TAKE HIM TO A SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN COLOMBO. AFTER DISCOVERING THAT SUDDA IS MISSING, THE FAMILY SEARCH FOR SUDDA ALL OVER, AND FEARING THE WORST FOR THEIR BELOVED WORK CREATURE, THEY EVEN PERFORM BUDDHIST RITUALS AND PRAY TO GODS FOR THE RETURN OF SUDDA.

 

DURING A COURSE OF EVENTS, THE TWO BROTHERS, STUMBLE UPON THE CATTLE THIEVES AND THEY BEGIN TO CHASE AFTER THE TRUCK WHICH HOLDS SUDDA, REALIZING THAT THEIR PURSUIT IS IN VAIN VIHANGA, THE OLDEST, GIVES UP THE CHASE WHILE THE YOUNGEST SECRETLY GETS ON ANOTHER PASSING VEHICLE, WHICH TRANSPORT VEGETABLES, AND TRAVELS TO CITY BY HIMSELF.

 

AFTER ARRIVING AT THE LARGEST VEGETABLE MARKET IN COLOMBO, KASUN COMES ACROSS A STREET-SMART GIRL, NIHANSA AND TOGETHER THEY SET OUT IN SEARCH OF SUDDA.