The following day Fabrice plucks up the courage to sneak out of home early and, with Dudu and Beatrice, masquerade as part of a woman's family in order to get on a bus to Kigali.

They seek shelter in an old carriage in the forest, where Fabrice discovers a bag full of cash George has stolen from his General, indicating why they were being pursued.

Eventually they arrive at a posh beach resort, where Celeste, a sex slave, is working for the white owner by selling beverages.

She catches the four children and insists they go back, but George flashes his bag of money for bribery and so the owner lets them stay and play in the pool and be waited on.

Using Dudu's tactical skills, they find various and bizarre methods of pursuing their journey to South Africa, including an ox-drawn cart.

Celeste reveals she ran away from her tribal village to avoid an arranged marriage, and Fabrice sees George throw away his gun, which he used to shoot his fellow soldiers earlier on.

After crossing the border into Zimbabwe, Dudu exchanges the Zambian kwacha for Zimbabwean dollars, but Celeste explains the currency is defunct and that he has been scammed.

Dudu falls ill again and is rushed to the medical facility at the stadium, where he completes his fictional story by saying Fabrice carries the ball 'God gave to the people of Africa'.

[2][3][4] The Guardian's Xan Brooks found it "irksome and endearing by turns",[2] while Dave Calhoun in Time Out thought it was "well-meaning but scrappy" and likened it to "an inferior, kiddie spin on the exotic high jinks and low lives of Slumdog Millionaire".