When Julien is forced to play with his older brother Baxter, whom has learning difficulties, the teenage boys navigate the apocalyptic ruins of a Milltown in Lancashire. Playing cowboys across the harsh landscape, entertaining violent childs-play and vandalism, their environment soon catches up with them when they discover an ice cream van by a disused mill, with a strange loner living inside.

A journey through northern streets teaches Ethan the value of both fivers and family.