The Bean family lead a difficult life in rural Maine owing to their extreme poverty. Brother Beal begins dating a neighbor who has long held a crush on him, watching him from her bedroom window. However, when brother Reuben is sent to prison for illegal deer hunting Beal finds himself drawn to his girlfriend. What follows is an intense love triangle where lust and betrayal complicated further by their dire economic situation. Based on the novel by Carolyn Chute.
