 Winter, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. It s gray. Felix, a high school student, lives with his inattentive mother. The cupboards are bare, she watches TV constantly, he s on his own. The owner of a convenience store in the neighborhood asks Felix if he ll feed the dog at the store for a few days while he s on vacation; he gives Felix a key to the store. Felix invites a couple of his friends to celebrate their access: TV dinners and bottles of malt liquor beckon. Meanwhile, a drama plays out in the flat above Felix s. How will Felix handle his own coming of age?