Plot Astrid (Alison Lohman) has always expected peace in her life with her eccentric artist mother, Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer). But when Ingrid commits a vengeful murder, the peace is disrupted, and Astrid is taken away, only to spend the next three years of her life going in and out of foster and group homes. Some families offer warmth (Renee Zellweger and Noah Wyle), some offer exploitation, and others offer jealousy and hatred (Robin Wright Penn).