When a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her faculty tuition, she makes a shocking resolution: to begin performing in grownup movies, utilizing the pseudonym Belle Knox. Miriam lies to her household and her buddies in school, retaining her double life a secret. However quickly rumours unfold and Miriam turns into the topic of vicious on-line assaults and undesirable consideration. Miriam fights again: she talks to the media, saying her new line of labor empowers her as a feminist. However her assured stand has unintended penalties. Miriam is shunned by her conservative household and her colleagues within the grownup movie world. One impulsive resolution has rapidly spiralled uncontrolled - and Miriam's issues are simply starting.