Smoke Signals

In 1976, an infant survives a fire that kills his parents. In a flash forward to the present day, the infant has grown up to become the skinny, nerdy adult Thomas. At Idaho's desolate Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation, the overeager youth is mostly ignored by others, including stoic athletic Victor Joseph, even though it was Victor's alcoholic father who saved the infant Thomas' life in the fire. A drunken Arnold later abandoned his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father in a decade. When Victor learns of his father’s death in Phoenix, Thomas offers to pay for the trip to Phoenix if he can come along. Thus begins a picaresque road trip.