Mira, a 60 year-old woman, appears to have a normal life. One morning she starts her day like any other, wakes up early, puts her family's clothes out to dry, purchases food for her fish and commits a bank robbery with a kitchen knife. She discovers her need for money is surpassed only by her need for love.

Two friends, cab driver Lala and stewardess Vera, dream of going to America. However, each of them has a different idea of how to make this dream come true. Lala, believing that the "american dream" is a state of mind, decides to attend a casting call for a movie with superstar Jack Monday. Thus begins her journey in search of herself and her place on earth.