Susan Sarandon stars as Mag Singer, a woman who is preparing to make a huge change in her life. She has just left her husband and is planning to move with her youngest son Simon as she starts a new career. In the process of packing, she receives the news of a terrorist bombing of a U.S. Marine compound in the Middle East where one of her oldest sons, Percival, is stationed. With no news of Percival's status, the disconnected family reconvenes in the family home to wait for information.
