Munguva yakaoma yevakadzi vazhinji, iyi firimu inoratidzwa kuti neimwe nzira inoda kutiratidza kuti madzimai edzimba aigara sei mumakore makumi mashanu nemakumi matanhatu. Iyo protagonist Evelyn ryan (Julianne Moore) anotarisana nenguva dzakaomarara nemhuri yake yakakura yevana gumi uye murume akadhakwa (Woody Harrelson) kuvaendesa kumberi. Uye anozviita nenzira yaanonyatsopihwa "nechipo chemashoko." Panguva ino, madzimai epamba vakapinda mumakwikwi eTV kuti vawane mari, uye Evelyn anoshandisa chipo chake kuti ashandise icho.
Iyi firimu yakavakirwa pane yenhau yakanyorwa nemwanasikana waEvelyn Terry Ryan anonzi "Mubayiro Wekukunda Defiance, Ohio" kuitira kuti amai vake vakuru, sezvavanomudaidza, varangarirwe. Yakaburitswa muna 2001 kunyangwe Evelyn Ryan akafa aine makore makumi masere nemashanu muna 85. Uye munyori mumwechete anotsinhira mushure mekugadziriswa kwemufirimu kuti "Ini ndaisagona kufungidzira mumwe munhu ari nani kutamba mai vangu, uye zvakare hama dzangu nehanzvadzi."