A simple story about poverty, following the family of a single father, Bill, a good man who scarcely makes a living flipping burgers. His soft and sweet-tempered daughter Willa, played by Jena, is diagnosed with malnourishment. Willa's precocious and determined brother, proud like his father, stops going to school in order to making money any way he can.

All this is told with deep sympathy and warmth. Bill and his children are like any other family, just afflicted by acute lack of money. Jena's portrayal of Willa, a tender girl who never complains or fights back, is like many other roles of hers. While she has a decent amount of screen time, most of her lines are short, and there are no long dialogues. Despite that, by the end of the movie you'll feel like you've seen a glimpse of the life of a real person that you've grown to care about. The same is true of all the characters, especially Bill. Although the plot is rather too sparse and the setting ordinary to a fault, you care about the characters, and that makes the movie worth your time.