Crushed by a messy unrequited love, a young queer poet, through the confidence of their best friend and the truth of their art, finally reckons with their own emotional baggage (or, 'boulder'). The film oscillates between 16mm narrative compositions of everyday life and Super 8 montages which imagine the world of their poetry.
父亲突然的离世打破了卢卡斯平静的生活。他仿佛变成一头需要被驯服的野兽，与周围的世界格格不入。为了改善心情，他离开了独居的母亲，去探访在巴黎生活的哥哥。在这场短途旅行中，他试图一脚踢开成人世界的大门，和自己紧闭的心扉。
