Anne (Jennifer jason leigh) is a young single woman, mother of a daughter colloquially called “Bone” (Jena malone), because his uncle Earl (Michael rooker) says it’s no bigger than a knuckle.
Although growing up in poverty, in South Carolina in the 1950s, mother and daughter enjoy a beautiful relationship.
However Daddy glem (Ron Eldard), the new husband of Anne, is jealous of this relationship between mother and daughter …