In a few weeks, Liam is going to be sixteen. He and his friends don't go to school anymore, preferring to sell cigarettes and defy the police all day long. They are completely left behind in a society which doesn't help them to get out of the bad situation they live in. Liam's mother is currently in prison, for a crime she didn't commit. She will be released in a few weeks, in time for her son's sixteenth birthday. Liam loves his mother very much and his only goal is to bring her away from her brutal boyfriend, Stan, who deals drugs with Liam’s grandfather.
In order to begin a new life with his mother Jean, Liam starts dealing in drugs with the aim of getting enough money to buy a mobile home, to escape the violent environment of Stan and the grandfather. The drugs he deals in come from Stan, or more precisely, were stolen from him by Liam and his friend, Pinball. They develop "entrepreneurial skills" and make money very fast, but they are soon located by the local "godfathers" of drugs and are propositioned to work for them. Liam, whose only goal is to live happily with his mother, accepts. He becomes what his stepfather is and what he had heretofore despised. Now he really crosses the line between legal and illegal and sometimes thinks that he should simply leave the city, but he can't, persuaded that a better life awaits him.
In the meantime, Chantelle, Liam’s sister, tries to take care of her little brother. She is the only sign of hope in the film. Despite the fact that she became a mother very early (maybe at the age of sixteen), she tries to improve her own situation and that of her little boy, Calum. She's got a small job and implores Liam to do the same, to make something "constructive" of his own life. She also attempts to warn her little brother about their mother probably not being
so thankful for Liam’s efforts because she is too devoted to Stan. But Liam won't listen to her as he is so obsessed by the idea that everything will be fine once his mother will be released. As Liam tries to build a new life, he gets more and more in trouble and ends in a seemingly hopeless situation.
In order to begin a new life with his mother Jean, Liam starts dealing in drugs with the aim of getting enough money to buy a mobile home, to escape the violent environment of Stan and the grandfather. The drugs he deals in come from Stan, or more precisely, were stolen from him by Liam and his friend, Pinball. They develop "entrepreneurial skills" and make money very fast, but they are soon located by the local "godfathers" of drugs and are propositioned to work for them. Liam, whose only goal is to live happily with his mother, accepts. He becomes what his stepfather is and what he had heretofore despised. Now he really crosses the line between legal and illegal and sometimes thinks that he should simply leave the city, but he can't, persuaded that a better life awaits him.
In the meantime, Chantelle, Liam’s sister, tries to take care of her little brother. She is the only sign of hope in the film. Despite the fact that she became a mother very early (maybe at the age of sixteen), she tries to improve her own situation and that of her little boy, Calum. She's got a small job and implores Liam to do the same, to make something "constructive" of his own life. She also attempts to warn her little brother about their mother probably not being
so thankful for Liam’s efforts because she is too devoted to Stan. But Liam won't listen to her as he is so obsessed by the idea that everything will be fine once his mother will be released. As Liam tries to build a new life, he gets more and more in trouble and ends in a seemingly hopeless situation.
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