Tish is only 19 but she's been forced to grow up fast. She's pregnant by Fonny, the man she loves. But Fonny is going to prison for a crime he didn't commit. As the film begins, Tish must break the news to her family, and his. Tish's mother must soon decide how far she will go to secure her daughter's future. From the director of the Oscar-winning Moonlight comes a plunge into a world of love in African Americans' society, with all the pain and joy that can go along with it.