Helen’s days are ruled by routine: working at the local chicken factory and sharing a crowded home with her ex-husband, his young girlfriend, their baby, and his dying mother, Gwen. Life has become a grind, much like it is for the women beside her on the factory floor. When Joanne, Helen’s secret teenage love, returns, their old connection stirs back to life, bringing Helen new hope as Joanne confronts a darker part of her past.