Í dreifbýli Vestur-Massachusetts eyðir hin 11 ára gamla Lacy sumrinu 1991 heima, heilluð af eigin ímyndunarafli og þrífst á athygli móður sinnar, Janet.

Þegar á líður koma fram þrír gestir, allir dolfallnir yfir Janet.

'Annie Baker’s debut feature film is a tiny masterpiece — a perfect coming-of-age story for both a misfit tween and her mother.' - The New York Times

English

In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.