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Nate Busko has spent 12 of his 17 years running from the past

Fed up of being shuffled from foster home to foster home, he now lives in his car, eats corn husks, and uses track practice as a chance to shower.

Alone, he is haunted by fragments of traumatic memories from his past

By nightfall, he couldn’t be more different from the school’s confident, cocky personality.

Enter Stan Deen, a popular high school drama teacher struggling with his own problems

He recognizes Nate’s hidden talent and need for nurturing and guidance where no other teacher sees it, and sets out to help him.

But in a surprising turn of events, Nate is arrested in the middle of class and led away in handcuffs

Stan follows Nate to the police station and not only arranges bail, but also agrees to take Nate into his home, despite the raised eyebrows of his fellow teachers.

Stan is willing to do whatever it takes to help his problem student

The question, however, is: Can someone really be helped if they are not willing to help themselves?