Cyril, 12, is placed in a children's home, where he runs away numerous times in order to be with his father, who doesn't want him. During one of his escapades, the boy meets Samantha, a hairdresser. She immediately takes a liking to him and decides to foster him on weekends. In need of a father figure, Cyril meets Wes, a drug dealer and gang leader who takes advantage of the boy's vulnerability.