Leland is a teenage boy that is incarcerated in a juvanile detention center. you get to know Leland throughout the film and how he ended up being where he is through his diary, which his counsler reads. Leland is not a screwed up individual; though he is incarcerated you come to realise that this young man has some very interesting points, and that what he does, he does out of love.
its a touching and sad story about life, death, love and loss with Leland at the center of it all.
rent it. its worth the watch.