Frederick tells the story of a quirky young obsessive compulsive who wreaks revenge on his glamorous, overbearing mother. When compulsively rearranging tins in the supermarket, he stumbles upon the gaunt and expressionless Jodie. He is instantly mesmerised. Despite being upstaged and dragged off by his bejewelled mother, he later manages to forge a bond with Jodie at his mother's party - the perfect setting for them both to exercise their rebellion and ruin his mother's perfect soiree...