Impoverished residents of a tight-knit dystopian community are forced to meet a brutal quota to survive. A young man and his mother are thwarted by theft, betrayal and the horrifying secrets of their desperate neighbors.

When introvert, Aaron, finds himself struggling under the weight of a revelation, he dreams of escaping to the only place he can breathe. But escape has a cost, and he must ask himself if it is a price he is willing to pay.