The film portrays life of New York City's Lower East Side inhabitants. Introvert therapist Betty is befriended with Chinese immigrant Lu Lu, leftist radical Che is also Lu Lu's friend. Italian immigrant and wife of supervisor of building where they all live, Marta, is having an affair with her neighbour Frankie who likes scams. One of his scams goes terribly wrong.
El día de San Valentín de 1900, las estudiantes de la Escuela Appleyard van de excursión a Hanging Rock, una región australiana montañosa. A lo largo del día se producen una serie de fenómenos sobrenaturales: el tiempo se detiene, estudiantes y maestras pierden el conocimiento y tres chicas y una profesora desaparecen.
