On weekends, a parade moves through the city streets, bringing out people to dance and cheer. A wrestler defeats his enemies with “black magic,” a female wrestler distracts her male opponents with her sexual hip dance. Ten-year-old Kankubi survives off of scraps in the marketplace. Driven by anger towards her mother, she sees the ring as her best chance for independence and happiness. Wrestling is a source of support and strength for both Kankubi along with the people who gather to watch – prostitutes, street children, and drug addicts. Despite their poverty and extreme hardships, the Congolese people find hope through the wrestlers and a ring that unites them all. Kankubi feels connected to Masia, a wrestler who discovered wrestling as an orphan in the streets, giving meaning to his life as it does for his friends and family. With wrestlers earning less than one dollar per match, his wife Nadia constantly urges him to quit and find a job that can support his family; however, he is not ready to give up. Masia’s team has high hopes of hosting an international match in Kinshasa, featuring wrestlers from America, France, and Belgium.​