The Rainbow Kid is a 2015 Canadian drama film directed by Kire Paputts, telling the story of a traumatized adolescent runaway with Down syndrome in rural Northern Ontario.

Eugene fantasizes about the whimsical story of a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow existing if only he can follow it, and he dreams of buying video games with the money.

When he discovers that his mother will soon be evicted, Eugene runs away to rural Northern Ontario to attempt to track down some money to save the apartment.

Elvis is abrasive and lewd and initially off-putting, but Eugene learns that the man is lonely and struggles with his gender identity as well as severe depression.

Unable to reach his (dead) mother on Elvis's telephone, Eugene continues on his journey in the hopes of spotting a rainbow where he can find the legendary pot of gold on the other side.

Eugene notices on the television set nearby an Alert Ready with his name and face on it, causing him to break down sobbing while the old lady comforts him.

He fails to befriend other disabled adults and tells one of them, a known bully in the group home, to "fuck off" when he tries to steal a container of coveted lime Jell-O from a weaker peer.