Real-lifedramaaboutwhy,inabeautifulandquirkyruraltown,film-makerJezLewis'childhoodfriendsarekillingthemselves.Beginningwithapersonalquestforunderstanding,thefilmmovesintoayear-longdramaofhumantragedyandredemptionasprincipalcharacterCasscomestotermswithhisownmortalityandattemptstolifthimselfoutofhiscycleofself-destruction.Thiscorenarrativecarvesanupwardarcthroughanintimatestudyofaplaceoftendescribedasparadise,butwhichharboursanundertowoflethalhedonismanddisillusionment.Aspeoplecontinuetokillthemselvesduringthemakingofthefilm,amaelstromofconflictingvaluesthrowsupunexpectedtruthsaboutthehumancondition.