Leon returns home at the age of nineteen to care for his alcoholic mother and adjust to adulthood following an adolescent spent in and out of foster care. Leon finds refuge in the boxing ring, despite his lack of schooling and terrible financial prospects. He is quickly introduced to the rebellious and attractive Twiggy, who is squatting in abandoned houses in order to escape her family's callous prosperity. As riots rumble through the streets and police and demonstrators surround his neighborhood, Leon must choose whether to fight alongside his friends or seek a new life with Twiggy.
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Leon returns home at the age of nineteen to care for his alcoholic mother and adjust to adulthood following an adolescent spent in and out of foster care. Leon finds refuge in the boxing ring, despite his lack of schooling and terrible financial prospects. He is quickly introduced to the rebellious and attractive Twiggy, who is squatting in abandoned houses in order to escape her family's callous prosperity. As riots rumble through the streets and police and demonstrators surround his neighborhood, Leon must choose whether to fight alongside his friends or seek a new life with Twiggy.
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