Durante el verano de 1969, la familia Kantrowitz pasa, como todos los años, sus vacaciones cerca de Woodstock. Un verano que será de iniciación adolescente para la joven Alison -Anna Paquin- y de pasiones prohibidas para su madre Pearl -Diane Lane-, una mujer que se quedó embarazada con 17 años y que cree haberse perdido su juventud.
After witnessing the killing of his parents, a teenage boy is put in a witness relocation program and sent to a boarding school in Canada to start a new life. He soon befriends a fellow student, who is actually undercover for the bad guys & looking for him.. will they discover the truth about each other? Can their new friendship survive?