Chasing the Arrow

Robbie Carter is adjusting to his new life in late-1950s Toronto with his single mother, an engineer with the airplane manufacturer A V Roe. One night, waking to the buzz of voices, Robbie creeps downstairs and makes an astonishing discovery. His mother and her colleagues are working on plans for the Avro Arrow, a new fighter jet capable of unheard-of speeds! Determined not to miss a word, Robbie continues to spy on their meetings.