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。
Seventeen-year-old Carlos doesn't fit in anywhere, not in his family nor with the friends he has chosen in school. But everything changes when he is invited to a mythical nightclub where he discovers the underground nightlife scene: punk, sexual liberty and drugs.