Summertime,1994.InaquietminingvillagejustoutsideDoncaster,arumourstirsaboutthelegendofagiantcarpinthenearbydecoyponds.Trevortakeswatchonenightatthewatersedge.Thefollowingnight,hedecidestoleadabrigadeofyoungfriendsandneighboursonafishingexpedition.Inaworldofbrokenfamilies,cassettetapesandrumblingpoliticalfever,thesefriends,eachwiththeirownstrugglestobear,shareamomentofharmonyastheywitnessthecarpforthemselvesthattheywillneverforget.