Scaredoflifeandlackingthecouragetobehimself,Ludovicoliveshiddenawayinhisgrandmother'soldapartment.Onenight,thewickednessoftheworldgoestovisithimintheformofJack,aboywhoisLudovico'sagebuthastheoppositecharacter:hard,determined,perhapscriminal.Theforcedcohabitationoftwohumanbeingswhocouldn'tseemmoredifferentfromoneanotherturnsintoaninitiationritetoadulthood,thediscoveryoftheirtrueandrespectivepersonalities.Andwhentheharshrealitythatismercilesslystalkingthemappearstopresentthebill,theywillhavetofaceit,bolsteredbyanewawarenessandunhoped-forcourage.
