Raised by sweet Mrs Barberin after being found as a baby, ten-year-old Remi is taken from his adopted mother and sold by her husband to Signor Vitalis, an
old travelling street musician with a shadowy past. Remi sets off on a long journey through France with his new master, their faithful dog Capi and mischievous monkey Mister Joli-Coeur, bringing him closer to his origins.