Benny he is desperate because he cannot enjoy life since he always has to be aware that Joon be fine and stay out of trouble, and despite the fact that the psychiatrist of Joon He advises him to send her to a shared home, he does not want to hear about it.
But everything changes after a game of poker. Joon play against one of the friends of Benny what bet that if he wins the game, Joon and his brother will stay with his cousin, whom he can’t stand.
Joon loses and ends up taking home Sam (Johnny depp), an eccentric boy who can barely read and write, fond of music and old movies, but really special, and who will completely change the lives of Benny and of Joon.