讲述女主角劳拉因为过去被虐待和一团糟的亲密接触经历，正在努力寻找一位新情人和正常的感受，16岁的伊娃成为她的希望之光。伊娃是一位才华横溢的钢琴家，但被母亲强加于她的生活压住而幻想破灭。两人发展了看似不太可能的关系，劳拉对伊娃异常迷恋。因为伊娃所处困境，劳拉说服她离家出走，而两人很快陷入了一场激烈的纠缠之中。操纵、克制、互相依赖掀起了波澜，最终两人动态关系破裂，只能坚守自己的阵地。

　　A true indie film through and through, Elephants takes an authentic look at a modern relationship in a "slice of life" style, peeling away intimate layers to ask the question: how do you know when someone's right for you or rather, when it's time to move on? After a three year stint in prison, the charming but hot-headed Lee Riley returns to Los Angeles to win back the girlfriend he left behind, alluring and headstrong Kate Caldwell. Despite having moved on and grown into an independent woman, Kate agrees to let him stay while he looks for an apartment and soon enough, the pair falls back into their old patterns, losing themselves in an ardent relationship once more. Yet, as the free-spirited nature of their romance starts to tear down the life Kate has built, she finds herself losing her new identity but unable to let Lee go. Likewise, Lee starts to wonder if the buoyant memories from their past are preventing him from growing up and becoming something more.