In the small town of St. Petersburg on the banks of the Mississippi River, Tom Sawyer, a rascal, lives a never-ending adventure: skipping school, mischief, and constantly annoying adults. How could you not like this young troublemaker? Who wouldn't have wanted to be a pirate, a treasure hunter or even a robber baron as a child?

But behind the story of childhood freedom lies a darker reality: the world of adults, where racism and social injustice are part of everyday life in the community. When and who teaches us to hate? Little Tom soon comes to understand that the world is not always as simple and fair as the games of childhood promise, but he also realizes that real courage sometimes requires standing up against the whole world on your own.