Eritrea, 1982. After witnessing her father’s violent arrest by Ethiopian soldiers, 11-year-old Senait refuses to remain powerless. Determined to find him, she leaves her village alone and sets out on a journey through the Eritrean War of Independence. As she travels deeper into the conflict, the child she once was slowly gives way to a young fighter. When she finally arrives at a resistance camp and is asked her name, she answers simply: “Commando.”