TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE: When a strict tour guide and her friend sign on to protect and entertain five wealthy teenagers over spring break in Belize, they learn that “it takes a village” to outwit three devious young Pirates.

SYNOPSIS:

A strict catamaran owner, the CAPTAIN (35; female), and tour guide, NIGEL (32), are challenged to protect and entertain the rambunctious teenage children of American millionaires in the paradise of Belize over spring break. DION (17) is the tall, African American son of an NBA star. SHARIE (17) is a spoiled daughter of a movie producer. PAULO (17) is a Cuban ladies’ man who is afraid of heights. HUI (15) is a cute Asian comedian. MARINA (16) is a sweet Latina bookworm who can’t swim.

Even before boarding the catamaran, the teens are spotted as targets by three local thieves: “the Pirates,” JUANITA (18), a Creole clone of Wednesday Addams; IKAL (17), a male Mayan farmer; and ZEE (20), an ex-pat English thug. Keeping the rich teens safe will not be easy. After snorkeling all day, the teens aren’t too tired to escape Nigel’s B&B to a nearby nightclub, where Sharie is abducted by Zee and Ikal while Paulo and the others are distracted by Juanita’s seductive dancing. When the Million Heirs return without Sharie, the Captain goes into rescue mode.

Sharie is found safe, but coming-of-age relationships between Zee and Sharie, Paulo and Juanita, and Hui and Marina complicate group dynamics the next day as Nigel guides a tour of the Mayan ruins at Altun Ha. The Million Heirs share secrets with the Pirates and keep secrets from the Captain and Nigel. Zee is stalking Sharie as Juanita connives a credit card from Paulo. Sharing travel plans with the Pirates sets up a major theft of credit cards, passports, and smartphones the next day at a waterfall on the jungle tour. The Million Heirs lose everything, including their dignity.

The Captain, Nigel, and the Million Heirs request the help of a Garifuna village, descendants of ship-wrecked slaves who are renowned as the friendliest people on Earth. MAMA ELOISE (60) proclaims a “spiritual day,” closing the town for music and dancing to prevent the Pirates from escaping. The Captain, Nigel, and the Million Heirs capture the Pirates and reclaim their booty. The Pirates are released after touching confessions and everyone celebrates. The Million Heirs learn so much more from the generous and kind Garifuna people. The African proverb is profound: “It takes a village to raise a child.”

In a surprise phone call aboard the catamaran, the Million Heirs are told by their parents that they conspired with the Captain to hire the Pirates to teach the teens to become more responsible. The teens are jilted, especially about the friendships they formed. Instead of returning home three days early, Nigel and the Pirates escape on the catamaran with the Million Heirs for another adventure.