In 1993, an eighth-grader attends a new school in Long Island and befriends two unlikely grunge-obsessed boys, who bring him into their band as the drummer.
It’s 1993, the peak of the grunge era and eighth grader, Michael Florence is in a new school. Struggling to find acceptance he befriends a couple of delinquent outcasts who enroll him as the drummer in their band. As Michael discovers his passion for music, the unlikely trio set off on a coming-of-age journey, through the trials and tribulations of identity, adolescence, and friendship.
A young German boy falls in love with a Jewish girl amidst a thriving swing culture and the impending Second World War that threatens to throw them apart.
The hardships Sidnie and his mother, Hattie endured during his adolescence thread themselves in his every action, paving the way for the heartbreak he goes through when he has to fly home to NY after finding out she's terminal with cancer.
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