在这部突围剧情片中,帕斯提（黛安·基顿 Diane Keaton 饰）是一位年迈的单身母亲，辛苦的抚养着两个儿子杰森（迈克尔·西特 Michael Seater 饰）和凯文（Colin Roberts 饰）。沉重的经济负担压得帕斯提喘不过气来，终于，经不住好友凯瑞（琳达·博伊德 Lynda Boyd 饰）的威逼利诱，帕斯提决定铤而走险成为了一名毒贩。
就这样，帕斯提在犯罪的道路上一去不复返，为了能够更好的控制帕斯提，老板亚里克斯（Jetro Spencer Barclay 饰）强迫帕斯提染上了毒瘾。在毒瘾的折磨之下，帕斯提渐渐失去了理智，将家庭和孩子们抛之脑后。看到母亲日渐堕落，大儿子杰森倍感失望，他想要带着弟弟离开这个家。
Based on a true story. Patsy McCartle is a widow with two sons trying to gather all the money she has to pay for her car, bills, and her son's medication, all of which she can barely afford. Patsy then turns to dealing drugs and becomes addicted to crystal meth. Her only way of recovery rests in the hands of her children.
