After being bullied for months at school, 16-year-old Jonathan douses himself with gasoline and lights a match. Now, in an induced coma, his body covered in burns, his life is on hold, his parents are in shock and the school is in turmoil.

Assim que consegue coragem para revelar à sua conservadora família judia que é gay, Simone começa a se sentir atraída por um chef senegalês.