Obi is hot, bored, and desperate for something to do. When his best friend, Emeka, gives him a packet of firecrackers, the boys decide to have some fun. But things escalate in unexpected ways, as Obi learns for the first time that actions have consequences, and there are still things he cannot understand. Set in Eastern Nigeria, Troublemaker is a coming of age story about masculinity, violence, and the effects of war on community and across generations.