The film, directed by John McPhail (Anna and the Apocalypse), tells the story of Dinah Little, a no- nonsense, curmudgeonly farmer, and Charlie, the unloved niece who Dinah begrudgingly takes in after discovering her in an orphanage. Dinah's farm is in the self-proclaimed "Pumpkin Capital of the World" where the biggest event of the year is a high-stakes, cutthroat giant-pumpkin-growing contest with an enormous cash prize. Charlie, who has a special bond with plants, decides to enter the competition where she and the other pumpkin growers face sabotage and a genetically engineered rival. As she nurtures her pumpkin ‘Peter’ and watches him grow, so does a bond between Dinah and Charlie.

　　故事发生在圣诞节前夕，母亲的健康突然出状况，让四名成年子女和他们令人头痛的父亲慌了手脚，面对可能即将发生的失去，家庭气氛也混乱失衡。但聪明的母亲六月处变不惊，以犀利的幽默、坦率的态度和丰沛的爱，安排好自己的人生谢幕。