Evil pervades the people and land of 650BCE Judah. Jeremiah is called to become one of the Lord's prophets, but the sixteen-year-old has other, worldlier, plans - a fiancée and a career that leads to security and happiness. Jeremiah's life is turned upside down as God's Spirit grows within him. Cast out of his hometown Anathoth, the long journey of self-discovery and prophetic mission truly begins.