Mia is a rebellious and isolated 15-year-old girl living in a gritty East London council estate with her single mother, Joanne, and younger sister, Tyler. She spends her days dancing alone in a deserted flat, attempting to escape her troubled home life. Her mother pays little attention to her, preferring to focus on drinking and partying. One day, Joanne brings home her new boyfriend, Connor, a charming and enigmatic figure who takes an unusual interest in Mia, encouraging her to pursue her passion for dancing and offering a semblance of stability that her life has been lacking. Mia begins to feel a sense of connection and hope, finding in Connor a father-figure and a source of support, which starts to change her outlook on life.

As Mia's relationship with Connor deepens, she becomes more involved in her dancing, dreaming of a future different from her present bleak reality. However, tensions begin to rise as she confronts the complexities and darker undercurrents of her feelings towards him. Her interactions with the world outside her family, including her strained relationship with her mother and her attempts to forge her path, further complicate her emotional journey. Faced with the realities of her environment and the choices she must make, Mia's search for self-acceptance and a better life teeters on the edge, forcing her to navigate the precarious line between hope and disillusionment.