A coming of age story embeded in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two adolescent bros dealing with their abusive father and their well-meaning yet inefficient mommy are caught up in a life of petty criminal offense. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal adequate cash for the two to leave, timed around the turmoil of an upcoming Rolling Stones show. The sensitive younger sibling, Brian, eventually has a selection: stay loyal to the bro with whom he shares an effective love-hate bond, or utilize his concealed skill as a musician as his own ticket out of their dead-end existence.