A young man named Sambala trades his university schooling for a life of hustling in order to help his girlfriend, Likiso, with her own school fees. However, after the two get married, Likiso abandons Sambala for a richer man. This man turns out to be a charlatan.
Baraka is a hard-working man living in a South Sudanese village. He sells cassava and charcoal. He moves to the city and becomes a successful businessman. However, his family and other people in the village accuse him of being an abiba/ "ritualist."