Ochita za Ruth Wilson ndi Boti Gamer adzachita masewera olimbitsa thupi "buku la Ruth", lomwe limagawana bible Cocker, mayi wogawana bwino kuchokera ku Arkansas, yemwe adathandiza odwala Edzi.
Zochita za seweroli zikuchitika mu 1983. Berks (Wilson) amakhala moyo wake wotanganidwa ndi ntchito, chipembedzo ndi mwana wamkazi wazaka 6. Zikakhala kuti mnansi wake wokongola (wamkulu) - gay, yemwe adathawa ku New York atamwalira kuchokera ku Edzi, akuganiza zothana ndi mliri womwe ukuphimba dzikolo.
Script ya pentiyo yalembedwa a Rebecca Polock ndi Cas Graham ("wokwera", "Ford Ford"). Wotsogolera wafinyayo adakhala woyang'anira michael Arden, chipembedzo kawiri cha mphoto (Oscal Oscar). Ntchitoyi idzakhala nyumba yopanda tanthauzo kwa iye. Adalengeza kuti:
Ndi mwayi waukulu kuti ndinene nkhaniyi yokhudza udindo wa munthu m'modzi pamaso pa ena pamavuto. Monga gay, ndikuwona kuti nkhaniyi yokhudza kumverana Tsankho Kutsanzira ndikofunikira kwambiri masiku athu ano. Tiyenera kukumbukira kuti ataya mbadwo wonse nthawi ya mliri wa Edzi ndipo anthu ambiri, monga Rute, adapereka chiyembekezo chawo, ndi njira zothandizira anthu ovutika.
