When his fiercely self-reliant mother (Lili Taylor) dies unexpectedly, eleven-year-old Atticus (Silas Yelich) is wary of the authorities and flees deep into the forests of his Catskills home. As Atticus wanders the woods in a daze, relying on whatever food and shelter he can find, the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur. When he encounters Carter (Peter Scanavino), a scruffy, pot-smoking drifter, Atticus latches on. The two form a wary alliance, and as their dependence upon each other grows, neither is quite sure he is making the right decision.