It is 1982. Romo is 15, and mixed race. He lives on a run-down all white East End council estate with his mother and younger sister, Jameela. But, while Jameela is dark-skinned, Romo can and does pass for white. Haunted by memories of racial abuse and violence suffered throughout his childhood, Romo has taken to concealing his mixed race identity and begins to hang around with a gang of overtly racist white youths. Written in the violent language of the inner city, the film charts one night with Romo and his mates. It follows the pain and the contradiction inherent in his self-denial, as he struggles to make himself acceptable to his companions. A racist club comedian, an attack on an Asian youth, and a confrontation with Jameela combine to push Romo’s internal conflict to the limit. He faces himself in the mirror – two cultures, two identities. Irreconcilable. This story aims to highlight the struggle faced by many mixed race young people brought up, like Romo, in a white community. In order to "belong", Romo feels he must deny the Asian side of himself. He must be beyond reproach – whiter than white.