At just five years old, Tom vanishes in the chaos of Rio de Janeiro's carnival. One moment he's holding his mother's hand ? the next, he's gone.

Left behind in a foreign land, Lisa abandons her safe and structured life in Sweden to search for her son in Brazil's darkest corners. As months turn into years, her desperate journey takes her deep into a brutal underworld few ever escape.

Meanwhile, little Tom is forced to survive in the shadows ? growing up among danger, cruelty, and betrayal, yet never losing the light in his piercing blue eyes.

Told in parallel timelines, Tom is a harrowing and emotional tale of survival, sacrifice, and the bond between a mother and her child. A gripping journey through loss, resilience, and ultimately, hope.