Scaredoflifeandlackingthecouragetobehimself,Ludovicoliveshiddenawayinhisgrandmother’soldapartment Onenight,thewickednessoftheworldgoestovisithimintheformofJack,aboywhoisLudovico’sagebuthastheoppositecharacter:hard,determined,perhapscriminal Theforcedcohabitationoftwohumanbeingswhocouldn’tseemmoredifferentfromoneanotherturnsintoaninitiationritetoadulthood,thediscoveryoftheirtrueandrespectivepersonalities Andwhentheharshrealitythatismercilesslystalkingthemappearstopresentthebill,theywillhavetofaceit,bolsteredbyanewawarenessandunhoped-forcourage