In a quiet suburb of Detroit during the 1970s, the lives of the five Lisbon sisters become an enigma that unsettles the entire community. The young girls, trapped between their parents' strict rules and a captivating outside world, feel like prisoners in their own home. The story is narrated from the perspective of a group of neighborhood boys who become obsessed with the sisters' ethereal beauty and the mystery surrounding them. The mother, strict and controlling, limits their interactions with the outside world, while the father, a man who seems to have succumbed to sadness, remains absent and disinterested in his daughters' emotional crises.
As the girls begin to show signs of desperation, the entire neighborhood becomes a powerless spectator. The boys' curiosity leads them to try to approach the sisters, creating a kind of fatal attraction that reveals both the fragility of adolescence and the struggle to find their own identity. Over time, what begins as harmless fascination turns into a tragic and poignant conclusion, leaving the community with more questions than answers. This challenging story invites us to reflect on isolation, social pressure, and the longing to escape expectations. Beauty and sadness intertwine in a narrative that lingers in memory.