"Wounds, they heal, but the scars....well, they tell a story," Paul recalls from the witness stand, looking across the courtroom at the quirky preacher who had the audacity to ask him about the scar above his eye. "Wounded Year" dives into the life of Paul, a freshman in high school who has already seen his parents get divorced, his leg broken, his face busted, his mom beaten, his brother run away, and his suicide attempt fail. But he faces his most difficult challenge yet as he must overcome his fear, and his memory loss, and find the courage to testify against his neighbor, a man who befriended him and abused him. Without his testimony, Paul's abuser will go free.