A father and son use the Irish language to discuss their secret, of which the mother knows nothing: the father is a spy. When the son decides to help his father bring in the man he is after, things start to unravel.
Cian is constantly bullied at school and his home life isn't much better. Suddenly an opportunity arises to gain the respect of those around him by going head to head with a bull - Matador style.
In rural Ireland, a quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer where she blossoms and learns what it is to be loved.