詩歌和愛情蔓生在紙頁和旋律中，時如畫外音覆蓋全局，時如一場冗長美好的靜默。哈林區的 17 歲少女阿雅娜，敏感銳利，擅於武裝自己。當她墜入玩音樂的以賽亞編織的綿軟情網裡，卻毫無懼惑，一絲不掛地交出自己。全片呼應阿雅娜口語卻力道漸強的詩句，以自然寫實的鏡頭記錄哈林區的人物地景，光亮陰影，捕捉少女轉大人前的情慾漲落，提早臨盆的成年禮讚與身心陣痛。 拉沙德・厄內斯托・葛林，1978 年生於紐約。2008 年同名短片《Premature》獲獎肯定，與女主角左拉・霍華共同改編成為本片，霍華也再度出任女主角。他首部處理跨性別議題長片《Gun Hill Road》於 2011 年首映。

After three years in prison, Enrique (Esai Morales) returns home to the Bronx to find the world he knew has changed. His wife, Angela (Judy Reyes), struggles to hide an emotional affair, and his teenage son, Michael (Harmony Santana), explores a sexual transformation well beyond Enrique's grasp and understanding. Unable to accept his child, Enrique clings to his masculine ideals while Angela attempts to hold the family together by protecting Michael. Still under the watchful eye of his parole officer (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.), Enrique must become the father he needs to be or, once again, risk losing his family and freedom. Can a father's fierce love for his family overcome his street-hardened ideas about manhood and end the vicious cycle controlling his life? Writer/director Rashaad Ernesto Green's first feature film is an intricate portrait of a family divided told with sensitivity, gentle humor, and a deep understanding of the environment that shapes its people.