We are taken on an intense trek through this family's many ups and downs.
Their son is sent to juvenile prison and he becomes the pariah - more so for the father, who almost denies his son's existence. The son has also made his young girlfriend pregnant - and she comes to live with them. So there are many complications that are all intertwined.
When the son is released from prison he is slowly pulled backed into his previous lifestyle. He is unable to resist.
All this is done in a very nuanced way. There are no heroes here, and all are portrayed as vulnerable human beings. Just people who struggle on life's path. The ending does have resolution.
Their son is sent to juvenile prison and he becomes the pariah - more so for the father, who almost denies his son's existence. The son has also made his young girlfriend pregnant - and she comes to live with them. So there are many complications that are all intertwined.
When the son is released from prison he is slowly pulled backed into his previous lifestyle. He is unable to resist.
All this is done in a very nuanced way. There are no heroes here, and all are portrayed as vulnerable human beings. Just people who struggle on life's path. The ending does have resolution.