并不富裕的伊萊扎（烏?瑟曼 Uma Thurman 飾）與丈夫以及兩個(gè)年幼的孩子擠在哈頓的一間小小的公寓。雖然伊萊扎一直都想為一名專業(yè)的作家，但無奈兩個(gè)孩子年幼，而夫又要上班，所以她只當(dāng)起了全職媽媽，寫作只能在料理家務(wù)的間隙行。這天是女兒卡拉拉歲的生日， 伊萊扎一早便開始為生日會(huì)采購。是誰能料到這樣重要的天竟然狀況百出。當(dāng)伊扎為了女兒的生日會(huì)四奔波之際，她不禁為自“無助”又“凄慘”的親生涯感到悲哀?？墒?晚上看到女兒快樂的樣，而丈夫終于懂得體貼己，伊萊扎終于感受到作為一個(gè)母親不一樣的受?
Goldie, a precocious teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. This is a story about displaced youth, ambition, and maintaining your spirit in the face of insurmountable obstacles.
