As a young Indian girl born outside caste, Thulasi is trying to box her way out of poverty, but the struggle for an independent life is hardest outside the ring.
《真实电影》取材于1973年播出的纪录片剧集《一个美国家庭》(An American Family)，这部剧集讲述了圣芭芭拉的一个普通家庭——劳德一家的故事。正在闹离婚的帕特-劳德与比尔-劳德夫妇是一对典型的美国中产阶级代表，他们共同抚养了四个孩子，其中大儿子兰斯公开宣布自己是同性恋。该片不仅着力反映整个社会对家庭内部矛盾的影响，在当时也鲜有电视作品表现同性恋话题。而《真实电影》则走进了这部剧集的幕后，讲述了电影人克雷格-吉尔伯特如何打造出这部意义深刻的电视纪录片作品。
10-year-old Harriet dreams of leaving her home, where she doesn't feel she's needed by her mother and sister Gwen. When her mother dies in a car accident, she really starts to make plans for leaving and she finally does so together with her childlike (mentally ill) friend Ricky.
