A father in a south-Texas border town starts trafficking drugs to pay for his son's cancer treatment.
After their son is diagnosed with advanced cancer, a trucker driver and supermarket cashier, Jim and Bee, struggle to climb the mountain of medical bills. In their greatest hour of need they are forced to come up with $ 250,000 in order to afford treatment. In this emotional and financial crisis, Jim ultimately decides to traffic drugs across the US/Mexican border. All sense of morality is thrown out of the window, as Jim does whatever it takes to save his only son.—Magnus Kristiansen
Bee and Jim are a young and broke couple, who are unexpectedly expecting. Jim promises to give their new child a better life, one that they never had.
To pursue a better life, they give up their community of troubled friends and Jim's reckless brother, Stan.
After getting regular jobs as a truck driver and supermarket cashier, Jim and Bee move into a cozy home in a better neighborhood. However, after Jack, their son, turns ten, he suddenly falls ill and is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Their health insurance will not cover the high cost of treatment, and all hope becomes lost.
Unwilling to accept Jack's fate, Bee finds a new medical treatment in Boston that could potentially save Jack. However, their limited health insurance will not cover it, and the treatment costs more than they could ever afford.
Both Jim and Bee ask for financial support from their jobs, their parents, and even a loan from the bank -- all to no avail. Out of sheer desperation, Bee goes back to her old life as a stripper.
Despite working so hard to escape his criminal past, Jim returns to his brother Stan, who gives him a lucrative opportunity to smuggle drugs across the Mexican border. After the first delivery, Jim procures enough money to send both Bee and Jack to Boston.
In order to get more money for further treatment, Jim and Stan team up with Charlie, a woman who also works for the drug cartel. Together, they find a way to cut a percentage of the drugs without getting caught. Jim finds himself walking a fine line to stay alive long enough for his son to get better, while also dancing with the devil.
