tragic drama · street life · surrogate father · traumatized · resilient · vulnerable · gritty realism · coming of age · 2001 film · survival instinct
The engine roars to life, shaking the dusty frame of an old car. Nathan, a hollow-eyed teenager with a satchel of secrets, stands beside Boon Palmer, a weary dealer with a heart of conflicted stone. The open road stretches ahead, a path to Vancouver and a fragile, unconventional bond forged in the wreckage of their pasts.