About the Film A white cop is acquitted of shooting an unarmed black man. Violence erupts and the city is overcome with riots. Sirens echo through the streets. Fires rip through businesses and homes. One man is killed. Seamus O'Mallie, a 13 year-old white boy, watches as his father is shot to death outside his home. Months later, it's the Christmas season. While busking (street performing for money) with his violin on Boston streets, Seamus meets two strangers who will change his life. Ruby is a precocious and sympathetic black girl with whom he falls in love. Oliver, an older music instructor, becomes a father figure who presents him with an opportunity to get off the streets and pursue a dream in London. Now, Seamus must choose between his present feelings and a promise for his future.