Astrid es una adolescente que vive en California con su madre Ingrid, una bella mujer que se dedica al arte. Aunque nunca conoció a su padre, ambas llevan una vida perfecta hasta que aparece en sus vidas Barry, del que Ingrid se enamorará locamente. Pero un día Ingrid es acusada de asesinar a Barry y condenada a cadena perpetua, por lo cual Astrid ve obligada a ir a casas de acogida. Durante años Astrid experimenta todo tipo de sensaciones; relaciones apasionadas, la religión, el cariño de un hogar... A pesar de todo ese tiempo y de los consejos que recibe sobre no fiarse de nadie ni de nada, Astrid mantiene el contacto con su madre.

The “Kindertelefoon” (Child Helpline) in the Netherlands provides a listening ear. One girl talks about being home alone virtually all week; another’s sad because her parents are getting divorced. A boy in an asylum seekers’ center is worried about the future, while another boy doesn’t want to be gay and hopes these feelings will pass. Every day, the Kindertelefoon takes calls like these from children who want someone to talk to. But children also call to talk about their pets, to practice their audition for The Voice Kids or to make pranks. The recordings of these phone conversations are accompanied by images that quite literally give color to the conversations, and that beautifully reflect their tone—sometimes hilarious or naughty, but more often sad or heartrending.