A single mother living in inner city Chicago Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. But when she s laid off with no warning she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she s never met. Desperate for any kind of help Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral. But nothing could have prepared her for the Browns her father s fun-loving crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life. Based on the popular Tyler Perry stage production of the same name.