一段关于爱与友情的冒险故事,两名孩童相互扶持走过人生中的低潮期。莱恩富兰自从九岁目睹父亲身亡后五年来不发一语,如今他遭遇了人生中的第一场劫难,从河岸的桥梁上坠落,却神奇的掉进了奇幻国度─尘土工厂─一处能反映自身恐惧与生死的境地。在这个既熟悉又陌生的世界,莱恩遇见了玛莲娜,一名早熟的美少女,偷走了她的心,他们结伴展开冒险旅程,面对恐惧,发展信任与爱情,最终莱恩找到回家的路。After his dad Ryan senior's death in a truck accident, schoolboy Ryan Flynn, a gentle, somewhat nerdy space-fan, becomes a recluse. He shuts up completely after a fall and near-drowning experience while roaming the countryside with his admirably patient, cheerful playmate Rocky Mazzelli. Only Ryan's late granddad finds a magical way to get trough to him and introduce him to a mysterious place, the 'dust factory'. There grandpa and resident teenager Melanie 'Pan' Lewis shows how youngsters prepare for their next life phase. But deciding when they are isn't easy or safe.