David Green je odličen igralec ameriškega nogometa, ki hodi v javno srednjo šolo v Pennsylvaniji. Zaradi njegovih odličnih igralskih sposobnosti mu elitna privatna šola podeli štipendijo in David se naenkrat znajde med ljudmi, ki izvirajo iz kultiviranih bogatih družin. Kljub temu, da kmalu postane izredno popularen med svojimi sošolci, vseskozi skriva svojo židovsko identiteto in vrednote. Ko njegova skrivnost končno pride na dan, se nekoč tesna prijateljstva postavijo pod vprašaj.
David Green is brought into a prestigious 1950s school to help their football team to beat the school's old rivals. David, however, is from a working class background, so he isn't really "one of them", but he's very successful at making friends. David is a Jew, and has to keep this a secret from his friends for fear of being rejected.