Adapted from Margaret Laurence's novel The Stone Angel stars Ellen Burstyn as Hagar Shipley - a feisty firecracker who has lived an unconventional life. Hagar's passionate heart has always ruled her head and her choices have put her at odds with both family and friends. With her life nearly behind her, Hagar sets out in search of a way to reconcile herself to her turbulant past. Through her reflections we come to know a passionate and rebellious young bride, her love of her two sons, the freedoms she claimed and the joys she denied herself.