並不富裕的伊萊紮(烏瑪•瑟曼 Uma Thurman 飾)與丈夫以及兩個年幼的孩子擠在曼哈頓的一間小小的公寓裡。雖然伊萊紮一直都想成為一名專業的作家,但是無奈兩個孩子年幼,而丈夫又要上班,所以她隻能當起了全職媽媽,寫作也隻能在料理家務的間隙進行。這天是女兒卡拉拉六歲的生日, 伊萊紮一早便開始為生日會采購。可是誰能料到這樣重要的一天竟然狀況百出。當伊萊紮為了女兒的生日會四處奔波之際,她不禁為自己“無助”又“淒慘”的母親生涯感到悲哀。可是當晚上看到女兒快樂的樣子,而丈夫終於懂得體貼自己,伊萊紮終於感受到了作為
Six months after the flooding of the valley much of the town's population have been evacuated, though some remain hoping to find loved ones taken by The Horde. An expert, Richard Berg, arrives tasked with finding the cause of the flood.