Originally from Africa, Mari McCabe grew up an orphan after her parents were killed by local greed, corruption and wanton violence. But Mari refuses to succumb to the terrors surrounding her. Inheriti...

艾莉丝（西尔莎·罗南 Saoirse Ronan 饰）离开了故乡，离开了母亲和姐姐，前往美国寻找更多的机会和更广阔的未来。在神父弗雷德（吉姆·布劳德本特 Jim Broadbent 饰）的帮助下，艾莉丝成为了一名售货员，出色的表现和不懈的努力让她成功获得了主管弗蒂尼（杰西卡·派尔 Jessica Paré 饰）的认可和肯定。之后，艾莉丝结识了名为托尼（艾莫里·科恩 Emory Cohen 饰）男孩...