Afaaq, a 10-year-old Kashmiri boy with supernatural powers learns that his father is leaving for the apple harvest in a war-torn region of Kashmir. In a race against time and nature, Afaaq must find a way to stop his father from leaving before the apples ripen and the harvest begins. Set in the isolated valleys of Kashmir, 'The Apple Picker's Son' is an allegorical tale about coming to terms with fate as one leaves childhood and embraces a dangerous world, with only love to guide us towards a better life.