This film, based on David Rothenberg's real-life story, introduces David, a young boy in the middle of a tumultuous divorce between his father, Charles and mother, Marie. As his parents' disagreements get more heated and unrestrained, David is eventually kidnapped by his father, who gives him sleeping pills, douses him in gasoline and sets him on fire. Following this horrifying event, David is forced to navigate life disabled and disfigured.