Moonrise Kingdom is set in 1965 in a small town just off Rhode Island and follows Sam and Suzy – a couple of love-struck kids who have run away to spend their lives together in a world of their own, away from the adults. It is not long before Sam’s whole scout troop, led by Scout Master Ward (Edward Norton), and alarmingly armed to the teeth, are in hot pursuit, along with various groups from around the island.