Ten year old Edward lives with a group of boys in welfare housing that is badly supervised. He is attacked, abused and is only saved from a certain life of crime by a teacher who adopts him and takes him under his wing.

But the community doesnt accept a man adopting a boy and they are both hounded until they make a run for freedom. An adventure story that explores the relationship between males and the fight for the right to a normal life by a little boy and his grown up mentor.