In 1984 Louisiana, fifteen-year-old Arizona fights to keep his family together while their father squanders his paycheck on booze and bad bets. Branded by small-town gossip and an unspoken family curse, Arizona struggles to protect his younger siblings in a world that’s stacked against him.
When a violent clash with his father shatters their fragile home, Arizona and his siblings are torn apart by Social Services. Determined to reclaim his family, he vows to become the man his siblings need, but the odds are grim. Prejudice, secrets, and haunting family truths lie in his way—truths that could unravel everything Arizona believes about himself.
Heartbreaking yet hopeful, this is a powerful story of resilience, redemption, and the courage it takes to rise above a legacy of pain.
