Summertime,1994.InaquietminingvillagejustoutsideDoncaster,arumourstirsaboutthelegendofagiantcarpinthenearbydecoyponds.Trevortakeswatchonenightatthewater’sedge.Thefollowingnight,hedecidestoleadabrigadeofyoungfriendsandneighboursonafishingexpedition.Inaworldofbrokenfamilies,cassettetapesandrumblingpoliticalfever,thesefriends,eachwiththeirownstrugglestobear,shareamomentofharmonyastheywitnessthecarpforthemselvesthattheywillneverforget.
