It centres around Ned (Fionn O'Shea), an ostracised teenager at an elite, rugby-obsessed, all-boys boarding school in Ireland.

Ned is an ostracised student at the fictional Wood Hill College, an elite, rugby-obsessed, all-boys boarding school in Ireland.

During a night out celebrating with the rugby team, Conor sees Mr Sherry with his male partner at a gay bar.

At Mr Sherry's encouragement, Ned and Conor decide to perform a musical piece at the local primary school's talent show.

Ned knows where to find him and brings him back to the stadium, where they argue to Pascal and the team that Conor can still be gay and a good rugby player.

Ned returns to the school and wins the English writing competition using the story of his friendship with Conor in an essay titled "Handsome Devil."

The website's critics consensus reads, "Handsome Devil offers a charming, well-acted variation on the coming-of-age story with a few fresh topical twists.