Esther Greenwood gets the opportunity to intern at a fashionable women's magazine in New York. She is sure that she can conquer this city and fulfill her cherished dream - to become a writer.But behind the beautiful facade - fashion shows, cocktail parties, meeting interesting people - hide the indifference of others and the problems of a new, "adult ", life. And very soon Esther realizes that she is starting to lose control of herself, sinking more and more into loneliness and depression ...