After his mother disappeared when he was a child, Daruosh (Harry Gilby), has always struggled to find his place in the world. But when this misfit teenager, stumbles upon a magical portal to the mythical Hidden Kingdom, the very same place his mother (Emilia Fox) used to tell him stories about when he was a child, he soon discovers his true destiny: To help the great wizard Zhal (Rupert Everett) and become a prophesied warrior, who as legend has it, must destroy an ancient evil curse.