Abandonedbyhisfatherattheageoffiveandraisedinnearisolationbyaloving,yetemotionallyunstableandover-protectivemother,theonlylifePeelMunterhaseverknowniswithintheconfinesofhischildhoodhome.Uponhismother'sunexpecteddeath,30-year-oldPeelisleftlostandutterlyalone.Withnojob,family,orfriends,hemustmakeachoiceliveashismotherdid,lonelyandunsettled,orchangethecourseofhisimpendingfatebybreakingoutintotheunknown,facingthetrialsandtribulationsofanoutsideworldhedoesn'tunderstand.Unabletomakethehousepayments,Peeldecidestotakeinacoupleofdriftersasroommates.Afterforgingwhatseemstobeaburgeoningnewfamilyandbrotherhood,oneoftheroommatesbetraysPeel'strust,compellingPeeltoventureoutinsearchofhislong-lost,realbrotherswhohadbeentakenawayfromhimdecadesago.Alongtheway,Peel'slackofcynicismandinnocencehasaninadvertent,yetpowerfuleffectonthosehemeets,ashebringsagroupofmarginalizedmisfitsclosertotheirtruehome.