Eager to test his friends' devotion to him, 10-year-old British-Indian Zakir Noorani lies about moving to India forever. What he doesn't know is that he has a special power, one that allows him to speak into existence whatever he wishes if he fails to cross his fingers. Or at least that's what his sister Aaisha leads him to believe. Haunted by his recent viewing of Slumdog Millionaire, Zakir attempts to escape his fate while his sister relishes in his torment.
Andrew, a sailor, has been forced into retirement after a terminal diagnosis. Now housebound, his estranged daughter, Jamie, feels obligated to move back in and care for him. As both characters avoid confronting this unforeseen loss, the once comforting family home begins to turn hostile, forcing them to help each other face their grief.
