1987, England.
Javed, a teenager of Pakistani origin, grew up in Luton, a small town that did not escape a difficult social climate. He takes refuge in writing to escape the racism and fate that his father, very conservative, imagines for him. But his life is going to be turned upside down the day one of his comrades makes him discover the universe of Bruce Springsteen. He is struck by the lyrics of the songs that describe exactly what he feels. Javed will then learn to understand his family and find his own way …