In the small, sun-scorched town of Anywhere, life trudges along for Billy, a chubby, awkward teenager used to the taunts of bullies and the protective gaze of his sharp-tongued mother. Everything changes one chaotic Saturday when a botched bank robbery throws Billy into a supernatural whirlwind. In the heat of the moment, he’s possessed by the spirit of Comrade, a dead soldier from the Independence War.
Billy doesn’t just inherit Comrade’s memories; he absorbs his guilt, trauma, and the skills of a man forged in battle. As Comrade’s past seeps into Billy’s present, it awakens memories of Billy’s father – a man lost to the same war. The boy becomes a vessel of history, carrying the weight of secrets and the horrors of a country that’s never truly healed.
Mai Billy, ever the matriarch, watches in confusion and fear as her son changes. Her biting humour shields her from the pain of loss and the daily grind of survival, but even she struggles to grasp the depth of what’s happening to her only child. Around them, the town’s characters – bungling robbers, a guilt-ridden bank manager, and a haunted headmistress – circle in a story that pulls everyone toward their own reckonings.
Welcome to Anywhere is a vivid, unflinching look at how history, violence, and grief ripple through lives. It’s about a boy grappling with what it means to carry the past, a mother fighting for her son’s future, and a town reckoning with the ghosts it can’t seem to bury. Blending dark humour and humanity, this is a story of redemption, survival, and the moments that force us to confront who we are.
