Billy tvinges til at gå til boksning af sin far, selvom han er en elendig slagsbror. En dag, da den arme dreng er til træning, ser han, at de i lokalet ved siden af danser ballet. Billy lader sig overtale til at deltage af balletlærerindens datter. Da Billys far opdager sønnens "umandige" interesse, bliver han rasende, og Billy bliver korporligt fjernet fra øvelokalet. Men lærerinden, der har set Billys talent, giver ikke op.

An upcoming film adaptation of YA novel "HappyHead" by Josh Silver. When Seb is offered a place on a radical retreat designed to solve the national crisis of teenage unhappiness, he is determined to change how people see him and make his parents proud. But as he finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Finn, Seb starts to question the true nature of the challenges they must undergo. The deeper into the programme the boys get, the more disturbing the assessments become, until it’s clear there may be no escape...