Losely based on the real life events that took place in 1212 when a French boy tried to lead a large group of children to the Holy Land, Eric Stoltz starts out as a young knight eager to join King Richard for the Crusades.
In travelling France he quickly becomes much more involved in looking after a big group of orphans. Aimable thieves Nicola Cowper and Dexter Fletcher help out and Gabriel Byrne looking like hes just failed an audition for Black Adder provides the nasty opposition as a child slave trader.
Unfortunately, the characters are weak and cannot ground the story with any sense of reality. In tone, performances and cheery atmosphere, this is not too far removed from a Childrens Film Foundation movie.