Jude Traynor (Percy Hynes-White), 13, is trying to navigate life in a rugged seaside town. When Jude’s abusive father is sent to prison, the boy finds refuge with a local recluse named Alfreda (Mary-Colin Chisholm) who nurtures his active imagination, but warns against using it as a means of escape.

When Jude’s father is released, he turns Jude against Alfreda by telling him that she was somehow involved in the mysterious death of Jude's mother. Jude finds himself torn between his criminal father and his one friend, Alfreda.

  Canadian Connection: Filmed in Newfoundland and Labrador.