Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid raising suspicions from the inquisitive and ruthless authorities, they establish as a cover a fake diving resort by the Red Sea.

Set on a game reserve in Africa. Askari is an angry old elephant, the only survivor of the "A' family group which has been anhilitated in a government cull and he has turned rogue. Involved in the culling are Patrick Khumalo, a corrupt government official and Ribshaw, an unscrupulous white poacher accompanied by Ndhlovu, an old African tracker who is being blackmailed by Ribshaw. Anxious to save the elephants are game warden Joss Mckinley and his conservationist wife Paula who is studying and monitoring various family groups of elephants. When Paula's sixteen year old niece Emma Crawshay is orphaned she is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at Morena Game Park. She feels alienated but is gradually drawn into her aunt's passion for her work and her favourite elephant family the 'O' group, in particular a calf named Ollie.

Harold Bruyns’ life takes an unexpected turn when he’s fired from the bank on the day of his promotion. Banned from the financial world, he reflects on the carefree days of his childhood spent on a farm with his grandfather. With a new determination, Harold takes a leap of faith and decides to farm with sheep in the heart of one of Joburg's suburbs. Battling all odds, he learns the true meaning of life, that a man's worth is not determined by his job title. When a shocking discovery reveals that he was set up by a banking colleague, Harold must decide between reclaiming his former life in the bank or embrace his new life as a farmer.