Synopsis

Mitch finds an unlikely companion in Tanner, a nine-year-old boy bearing the marks of abuse. Eager to escape the volatile atmosphere of his home – a household dominated by his father Blake's bitter temper, alcoholism, and recent divorce – Tanner throws himself into tryouts for the junior lifeguards. Yet, Mitch feels increasingly powerless to assist Tanner, repeatedly cautioned to avoid entanglement in the boy’s difficult family life and to stay out of affairs that are not his own. The fragile eq