Some journeys change your destination.
Others change your heart.

Nineteen-year-old Tom Bergh seems sorted—tall, good-looking, and funny, the first to help and the last to brag—the barista who pulls perfect cortados for Amsterdam tourists while his friends plan their futures with color-coded spreadsheets. But behind the easy smiles and Instagram-worthy shots, Tom’s drowning in everyone else’s certainty while he can’t even decide what to have for breakfast.

So he runs. Three months in LA. Just his camera and a half-baked plan to “find himself.”

Enter Nick: a homeless musician with a loyal dog named Ruff and a guarded smile that says more than words ever could. He survives on talent, instinct, and a quiet resilience that draws Tom closer. Nick’s world is rough around the edges, but there is beauty in its brokenness—something real that won’t let Tom go.

As Tom captures LA through his lens and Nick plays the soundtrack to their summer, their connection deepens into something neither of them expected. But summer can’t last forever. And when his return ticket starts burning a hole in his pocket, Tom is faced with a heartbreaking dilemma…

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