Bitter 17 is a Coming -of-age drama. it tells the story of Ezra who is trying to break free from his good boy image. He ends up mixing with the wrong people and he is in for a lot more than he bargained for.

Following the murder of his father in Nigeria, seventeen-year-old Ezra (Popolampo in his debut feature role) moves with his mother (Elumelu) from Enugu to Lagos for a fresh start. There, Ezra meets and befriends fellow students Subomi (Ekanem) and Princess (Uzero), while his mother starts building a rapport with Daniel (Bassey Ekpo-Bassey), a friendly guy who helps her set up her new business. Unfortunately, Ezra's new friends are involved in crime and as time goes on he will be badly affected by his new surroundings and distance himself from his worried mother.