80年代的北英格蘭，礦工們正忙著罷工爭取更好的待遇。身為礦工之子的比利，背負著單親爸爸的期許，每週帶著得來不易的學費去上男子漢必修拳擊課。但在拳場上接連慘敗的比利，目光總停留在隔壁的芭蕾舞課堂，比起揮拳海Ｋ，自己好像更喜歡旋轉抬腿、翩翩起舞。在舞蹈老師支持之下，比利開始偷學芭蕾舞並展現過人天賦。正當他鼓起勇氣要申請皇家芭蕾學院圓夢時，竟然被視芭蕾為大忌的爸爸發現了，近在眼前的舞蹈夢遇上了最大危機…

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...