Andrea D'Amours

Trudie Chandler a promis à ses parents de venir passer Noël avec eux en compagnie de son petit ami, Nick, mais ce dernier la plaque juste avant le départ. Pour ne pas décevoir ses parents, Trudie kidnappe un client du snack dans lequel elle travaille dans le but de le faire passer pour Nick.

Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents. To the surprise of everyone, the program works, but the administration warns the duo that it will not last unless every senior student is able to pass his or her final exams and graduate with the class. As the end of the school year approaches, Gertz faces a crisis to save everything she believes in or lose it all