1991 Sundance Film Festival audience Award 1991 Sundance Film Festival screen Special Award 1991 Sao Paulo International Film Festival audience Award High School dropout Maria told her family that she was pregnant, her father fell to the ground, her mother kicked her out of the house, and her boyfriend abandoned her. So she was alone and homeless. That's when she met Matthew. He is a talented high school graduate who repairs electronic equipment, but he has a principle: quality is supreme, which makes it impossible for him to hold every job for long. When Maria accepted Matthew's help, they started a relationship that transformed each other. When high school dropout Maria Coughlin announces her pregnancy to her parents, her father drops dead on the floor. Her mother kicks her out of the house and her boyfriend dumps her, so...