Wu is in her mid-twenties and lives with her mother in a traditional one-story house in one of Beijing’s hutongs. Both consider themselves to be writers, but success has so far eluded them. The fact that Wu is supported by a divorced, elderly man helps the women through lean periods. Their unhealthily close relationship is characterized by reproaches and quibbling; only during meals do they appear to lay down their verbal weapons. The situation escalates when both Wu and her mother hit an emotional low.

阿明和月月从导演系毕业后，一直没有戏拍，于是她们决定拍摄一部记录自己生活的电影。在剧场里，月月喜欢上了演话剧的男主角。前期拍摄在她们不断的磨合沟通下缓慢进行。直到有一天，一件意外的事情发生了......