Judith| an uptight widow| is appalled when her daughter Lily quits law school to move into a commune of hippie-misfits who live according to the behaviouralprinciples of the bonobo monkey| a species famous for its 'make love not war' philosophy. Anita| the eccentric group leader| claims that she can resolve the conflictbetween mother & daughter if Judith will spend a day among the commune and submit to its principles. But with mother and daughter both hell-bent on proving eachother wrong| Anita's methods must now be put to the test as never before.