millie_220_en
Manchester, 2012
Trapped in a body that gives her the illusion of a perfect life, Nelly turns out to be nothing but an empty, burnt-out shell.
Ever since her mother fell into a coma, her existence has been reduced to an endless wait. Every day looks the same - cold and silent.
Yet, when the investigators in charge of her mother's case summon her to take her statement, one question starts to haunt her: what if this tragedy wasn't just an accident?
The list of suspects is drawn up... and the names on it are as troubling as they are unexpected.
Determined to uncover the truth about her mother's past - but also to escape a father who has become violent - Nelly flees to her aunt's, on the other side of the world. There, she hopes to finally find answers... and maybe find herself, too.
Wayne, for his part, learned very early on how to survive alone. Forced to grow up too fast, he has only one goal: to protect his little sister at all costs. To provide for them, he ends up being recruited as a burglar.
But when a job goes wrong and the police start chasing him, Wayne has no choice but to disappear. His flight leads him to the other side of the world, to the home of one of his associates.
A destination that turns out to be exactly the same as Nelly's.
Secrets die hard, and the truth, when it finally comes out, might just burn down the only refuge they have left.