A Coming Of Age Story Set In 1975 Working-Class Brooklyn, In Which Two Teenage Brothers Living With Their Abusive Father And Their Well-Meaning But Ineffective Mother Are Caught Up In A Life Of Petty Crime. Older Brother Danny Concocts A Daring Scheme To Steal Enough Money For The Two To Escape, Timed Around The Chaos Of An Upcoming Rolling Stones Concert. The Sensitive Younger Brother, Brian, Ultimately Has A Choice: Remain Loyal To The Brother With Whom He Shares A Powerful Love-Hate Bond, Or Use His Hidden Talent As An Artist As His Own Ticket Out Of Their Dead-End Existence.