Quirky, offbeat tale of a bi-racial young man eager to escape his dysfunctional family and feelings of alienation. He travels to the city, where his troubles follow him. But after a series of frustrating, obsessive/compulsive, half-comic encounters, he meets Ms. Right . . .
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