成长的痛苦讲述的是一个英雄的故事。故事的主角是一个九岁的贫民窟男孩，他的单身母亲艾斯特，以及在他出生之前就抛弃了他的富有政治家的父亲，可敬的凯恩。故事讲述了生活在尼日利亚的人们的生活状况，这个国家缓慢的衰落和衰落，以及政客和他们不择手段的马基雅维利对人民福祉的影响。诸如青少年吸毒、制度化的腐败和贫困等类似的这些问题都被巧妙地讨论。这部影片横跨三个主要故事;英雄的旅程，从一个困惑的I-no-like学校男孩/面条小偷通过镜头寻找希望。可敬的凯恩的生活开始崩溃，十年的悔恨击中他的脸，他坦白，寻求赦免他的罪行，并在一个政治十字路口的尽头寻找光明。艾斯特每天都要在一个被遗弃的社区里抚养一个男孩。

Growing pain is the story of Hero, a nine years old slum boy, Esther, his single mother and Honorable Kane, his rich politician father who abandoned him even before he was born. The story captures the human condition of living in Nigeria, the slow decline and decadence in the country as well as the effect of the politicians and their Machiavellian ways on the wellbeing of the people. Social issues such as drug usage amongst teenagers, institutionalized corruption and poverty are subtly discussed. The film traverses between three main stories; Hero’s journey from a confused I-no-like school boy/noodle thief to finding hope through the lens of a camera. Honorable Kane’s life begins to fall apart as ten years of regrets hits him straight in the face, a confession, a quest for absolution of his sins and a search for a light at the end of a political crossroad. Esther struggles with the daily realities of raising a single boy right in a godforsaken neighborhood