The Way Back
Title: The Way Back
Status: In Development
Genre: Faith, Family
Synopsis:
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Two years ago, Buck was the leader of the up and coming gang “La Familia”; one that would be the first to make use of power with intellect. Now, recently released from prison, he struggles with the choice of a new life or to return to the gang and the life he led.
Rage, A stray German shepherd, is roaming the ominous streets of Detroit as the leader of his own “gang” of sorts. With hundreds of families forced from their homes due to foreclosure pets are being left behind and must find a way to survive. The dogs, specifically, have been forming into packs to get by. Viewed as nothing but a threat to public safety, a growing group of citizens demands the City “round up the strays and put them down.” Something has to be done before something terribly wrong transpires.
There’s also Pastor James. Times are just as tough in his congregation as they are on the streets. The struggling finances at the church, the constant counseling sessions with couples in dire straits, and stress from struggles at home have taken their toll on the minister. He’s burnt out and ready to resign but his board insists he doesn’t quit but take a month sabbatical. He’s lost his desire to help and wants it back but where does he begin?
Buck wants to try his hand at the straight and narrow path though it will come with a price. It’s then he comes across Rage rummaging through some trash in the neighborhood. Buck sees a common thread between his gang life and the life Rage has been forced to live. Left to the streets without a place to call home and a family to care for you; both have learned to do what’s necessary to survive. Buck takes rage in and together they get re-acclimated to life off the streets.
Pastor James meets Buck at a counseling session for ex-cons and convinces Buck the only way back is to cut all ties to his former gang. Buck wastes no time but there’s only one way out of “La Familia” – a fight to the death. Mayhem ensues, and Buck must face his past and the threat of his gang head on. Buck is beaten to the point of death and is left hospitalized and clinging to life.
In the midst of the melee, Rage escapes back to the street where he attacks a woman in what he instinctively perceives as self-defense. The mob catches Rage and aims to make him an example by putting him down.
Pastor James still has some pull and a reputation and uses this to stop an angry mob from euthanizing Rage. He knows Buck’s only chance to survive could come from the presence of his best friend. He reunites the pair and a miracle occurs. In the process of seeing both lives saved Pastor James’ gets back his passion to serve.
A gang leader a pastor and the leader of a pack of dogs all have something in common. In leading they all lost their way. But together they just might find the way back.
