The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.

Cruising is usually associated to dark, dirty and hidden places where men meet for casual sex. There is a lot of prejudice against cruising.
In this film the participants burn sage to do a cleansing ritual in cruising places. They are male nature spirits dancing naked with erections turning the space into a playful cruising ground, where it is possible to build connections between body, heart, mind, soul and nature.
When we connect to all of that we are instead of splitting off and losing ourselves, the cruising ground can turn into a sacred place where we can feel grounded, secure, in harmony with the others and the surroundings.

　　爱林（希拉里·斯万克 Hilary Swank饰）从事的第一份教育工作，就是在威尔逊学校一个糟糕透顶的班级里担任老师。这里有着给老师们带来噩梦的学生：他们虚度光阴，消磨时辰，把学校当成18岁之前的游乐场；更混乱的是，学生们来自社会里的不同种族和各类底层阶级，分帮结派互相斗殴。
　　爱林想方设法让仇恨远离孩子们的心，消解他们之间的敌意，可是，作为一名白人老师，孩子们对她树起了重重心墙，爱林的教育理想在现实中一次又一次地碰壁。
　　孩子们跌入深渊的心灵是否无药可救，他们的未来能否在爱林的循循教导下重现曙光，爱林的肩上承着千斤重担，她只有一本或者可以感化孩子的《安妮日记》，以及一颗热忱真诚的心，带领迷失的孩子找到明灯。

Secret intelligence group hires an extraordinary team of ten females to rescue hostage and inhabitants of an island of terrorists.