Loosely based around the myth of Perceval, the film brings to life a short selection from the much larger and sprawling narrative of Fucked Up's latest 4-part concept album Year of the Horse. Blanche, the story's protagonist, experiences an awakening to the world around her while her mother, Kaye, continues to live in fear of it.

Set to the backdrop of her suburban town’s evacuation, thirteen-year old Nora enlists the help of the boy next door to search for her apathetic big sister, who has snuck out to party with an older boy with questionable intentions.

A piece of writing with real danger and which focuses on a mysterious mafia of violent Viet Nam Vets living on freight trains who are akin to Hell's Angels without the Harley. The net is closing since they are being pursued by relentless railroad agents. They may be a repugnant set of people and the film will disturb and provoke the audience that sees it but it follows what John Steppling (also writer of '52 Pickup' directed by John Frankenheimer w/ Roy Sheider and Ann Margaret and 'Animal Factory' directed by Steve Buscemi w/ Willem Dafoe. Mickey Rourke. Ed Furlong) believes - 'Art is not your friend'.

Hollis suffers from an affliction; anyone who gets too close to him dies.