影片的女主角是一个叫做艾立凯的17岁黑人少女，她和自己的父母以及妹妹住在布鲁克林。艾立凯是一个很聪明的学生，她很平静，但同时也是很坚定地接受了自己是一个同性恋的事实。在好朋友劳拉的支持和鼓励下，她开始为自己寻找一个女朋友。于是，在自己的坚持和朋友的支持下，艾立凯开始用优雅、幽默和坚韧的态度来度过自己的青春期。

The film is said to be based on the emotional bonding between a boy and a dog and their love and affection for each other.

A young female Sheriffs Deputy in rural Louisiana takes on her towns old money establishment when the woman she loves - an attorney fighting to stop a rail deal that threatens to displace the towns poor - is murdered.