Described as "a coming-of-age drama that evolves into a crime thriller", the film begins with teenagers Jonas and Casey meeting, introduced by Casey's faithful dog Blaze. Jonas spends his days working on his father's cattle ranch in the
Great Lakes region of North America; Casey and her father Wayne, a police sergeant, are the new neighbors. Wayne tries to quell the romance blossoming between Casey and Jonas. When Jonas sees Wayne hit Casey, Jonas and Wayne get into fight and Wayne threatens Jonas's life. Jonas talks to the Chief and his father about protecting Casey without receiving any help. He decides to act on his own. Jonas goes to Casey's with a plan to run away together. Wayne comes out to his truck in the middle of the night and Jonas hides under the tarp in the back. Police sergeant Wayne drives to a drug deal where he kills the bikers and takes a million dollars. Jonas sees and hears it all later escaping and taking the money from Wayne at a gasoline stop. He and Casey go on the lam, living outdoors and trying to stay one step ahead of Wayne and the authorities. Casey tells Jonas how her father used to beat up her mother before her death in a car crash and now she takes the beatings. She is sure her father will kill Jonas. The Chief of Police was in on the deal and he finds the teens at a motel after the pawn shop reported Jonas's gun purchase. He drives Jonas to a dump and demands the return of the money. Jonas tells him someone stole the money. Despite being cut in the gut, Jonas gets the gun and control driving away in the Chief's vehicle. Casey treats Jonas's wound and gives away her dog Blaze who has slowed their getaway. They get on a bus heading West to fulfill Casey's dream to see the ocean. The bus is pulled over by the Chief and Wayne after the dog's microchip disclosed their location. The Chief drugs Wayne and the two teens and takes all the money. The three awake and Wayne wants the part of the money the kids had previously buried. If he gets the money, Jonas can walk away free. As the daughter digs for the money, she recovers the pistol Jonas bought, and with some hesitation, turns and shoots her father dead, avenging her mother. The teens are seen hitching a ride in the back of a truck with that half of the drug money, and also stashing the pistol. == Cast ==