Lou, a teenage tomboy in a small Californian town, idolizes her single father. When he has a date over one night and she is cast out of the house, Lou wanders to the outer reaches of town and into a new era of teenage identity. The beautifully muted performances by Sasha Frolova and Joaquin Phoenix are just two of the pleasures to be found in Clara Balzary's portrait of a teenage tomboy who ventures into the night when a visit with her father doesn't go as planned.