Synopsis

Lola refuses to go to school one day, despite the protests of her parents and sister. Overwhelmed by the loss of the rainforest, she can’t see the point of school if there’s no future. The following day, her family take her to school, but she won’t go in. She is mocked by her classmates. Later, at home, she declares that she will no longer eat meat, fish, or dairy. She wants to live without plastic, without a car.

The next day, outside the school, she is again mocked by the schoolchildren. But going
online, she gets encouragement from activists around the world.

Lola’s mother wins an important contract. Her father buys a bike.

The third day outside the school, Lola is criticised by her sister, a teacher and some townspeople. But her schoolfriends start to listen to her, and to join her. The mayor comes to dinner, to pressurise Lola to give up the strike. He doesn’t appreciate the new vegan fare.

Lola is threatened with a drastic medical intervention. By now Lola’s supporters have
become a huge number. Striking schoolchildren around the world take up her song of
protest.

In the forest, the trees know they are in danger. Lola’s mother has come with a workforce to clear the forest to make way for a railway. The trees appeal to Lola for help. Her mother is knocked out by a falling log. To her surprise, the trees describe their lives to her and try to make her understand what is about to be lost. Lola brings all her followers to protest. But her mother goes ahead with the destruction.

For a while there is desolate emptiness. No sounds of life. Then the river floods.

Inspired by fellow activists around the world, Lola leads her followers to transform the
wilderness. A new way of regenerating the land opens up the possibility of a brighter future: from plants and insects to all kinds of creatures, there is life in abundance.