In this unique and inquiring look at life and death, young lad Jimmy struggles to cope with a troubled home life and alcoholic parents. Trying his best to take care of the family, Jimmy cooks dinner for his mother and father one night but accidentally starts a fire. All three die in the tragic inferno. In the afterlife, Jimmy finds himself in a safe, warm place but is suddenly whisked away to a dank, grimy land where the sun never shines. There, he meets two young women. At first, Jimmy won't let the women befriend him, but with time, he learns the deep meaning of his new existence from them....