Maisie, a sweet-natured teenager, and Cricket, her headstrong little sister, are abandoned at their Midwestern farmhouse by Gage, their outlaw father. Facing the possibility of foster care, which could force the sisters apart, along with the heightened menace of Gage's volatile conspirators, the girls reach out for help from Finn, their wayward older brother.
Haunted by sins of his own, Finn is reluctant to stay, fearing his return will lure him back to a life of crime. Maisie encourages the good in him, holding the family together through faith and prayer. But as a mysterious medical condition threatens Cricket, and Finn drifts futher into darkness, Maisie will uncover the unknown truth of her own life, and of the secrets that lie within the family sugarhouse.
Filmed over the course of a year, "Sugarhouse" is a story of the seasons of life, of the struggles and strengths of family. It points to the enduring presence of God, with us through the silence of winter's sorrow, and the singing of springtime's hope.
