In this dark tale loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, Roseanne (Monica Keena) looks forward to her high school graduation and leaving her dysfunctional home life, until a brutal act brings doom to all involved. While her mother, Maggie (Ellen Barkin), carries on an affair, Roseanne's alcoholic stepdad, Fred (Michael Ironside), rapes her. Roseanne's deadly revenge leaves unbearable guilt, until a love-struck classmate offers redemption.