Amid swirling, salacious rumors, Marilyn Monroe schedules a "tell-all" press conference. She's found new purpose after meetings with President Kennedy and Fox Studios mogul Darryl Zanuck. Powerful conspirators, however, want her silenced.

Two filmmakers searching for the perfect documentary subject stumble across a story that even they don't want to believe.

A happy child is sent to a harsh institution for orphans where the headmaster dislikes her, but her hopes for a customary Christmas treat spark magic.