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Nate Busko spent 12 of his 17 years running from his past. Angry that he was bounced from foster home to foster home, he now lives in a car, eats corn husks, and uses athletic training as a way to shower. When night falls, he couldn’t be more different from the confident, boastful personality at school. Alone, he is haunted by fragments of traumatic memories from his past. Stan Deen, a popular high school drama teacher, shows up and deals with his own problems. He sees Nate’s hidden talent and need for care and guidance where no other teacher sees, and decides to help him. But in a surprising twist, Nate is arrested in the middle of school and led away in handcuffs. Stan follows Nate to the police station and not only arranges bail, but agrees to take Nate into his home, even though he raises eyebrows at the teachers. Stan is willing to do anything to help his troubled student. But the question is, can we really help someone if we are not willing to help ourselves?
