Meet Oliver Tate, fifteen years old. Convinced that his father is depressed ('Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner') and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher ('a hippy-looking twonk'), he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaing to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteen - to his pyromanaic girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submergue yourself in Submarine and find out...