Fifteen-year-old Ali lives in a small coastal town with his fraternal twin, Amir, who communicates in a way only Ali understands. When their father remarries a younger bride, he sends the boys to live and work at a salted fish factory run by an old acquaintance, Lonny. There, they’re thrust into a harsher rhythm of life. At school, they become targets of the local bully, Edi, and his gang. Their days take an unexpected turn with the arrival of a new English teacher, awakening both boys’ restless adolescent hearts. But when tragedy strikes, Ali is forced to confront loss, loyalty, and the fragile borders between childhood and adulthood.