Nate Busco spent 12 of his 17 years running away from his past
Tired of being bounced from one foster family to another, he now lives in his car, eats corn husks and uses treadmill workouts as an opportunity to shower.
In solitude, he is haunted by fragments of traumatic memories from his past
By evening, he was no different from the self-confident and self-satisfied person from school.
Meet Stan Dean, a popular school drama teacher who is dealing with his own problems
He sees Nate’s hidden talent and his need for care and guidance where no other teacher is, and steps in to help.
But in a stunning turn of events, Nate is arrested in the middle of the school and led away in handcuffs
Stan follows Nate to the police station and not only negotiates bail, but agrees to take Nate home, despite the surprise he receives from his fellow teachers.
Stan is willing to do whatever it takes to help his troubled student
But the question is, can you really help someone if you don’t want to help yourself?