The story of Joanna, a 14-year-old girl who feels pressured by her peers to lose her virginity. The story, told primarily from her point of view, follows her as she self-destructs, becoming involved in a world of sex, drugs and betrayal. Including graphic and sometimes violent underage sex scenes, the film portrays an occassionally exaggerated but nonetheless disturbing and thought-provoking view of teenage sexuality.

cassie, now 23, lives in a shared house in london and works as a waitress at a cafe. while cassie prefers to spend her time alone in her apartment, and lives a relativly isolated existence, she receives occaasional calls from her father, marcus and brother reuben, who are now living in wales following the death of cassies mother.