In the late 1970s, a disaffected and painfully shy young man named Steven Morrissey (played by Jack Lowden) drifts through the gray, rain-soaked streets of Manchester, feeling utterly out of step with the world around him. Unemployed and living with his supportive mother, Morrissey finds solace in writing lyrics and obsessing over music and literature, but his crippling self-doubt and disdain for the local punk scene leave him paralyzed. As his friends, including the ambitious Linder Sterling (Simone Kirby), begin to find their own paths, Morrissey's growing frustration with his own inaction threatens to consume him. This biographical drama, directed by Mark Gill, captures the formative years of The Smiths' iconic frontman, exploring his awkward adolescence, his burgeoning artistic identity, and the quiet, determined struggle to find his voice. The film is a poignant and melancholic portrait of an artist before the fame, focusing on the internal conflicts and everyday moments that shaped a legend.