The Crying Game opens in 1944 & tells the story of Trixie
- a girl who has only ever known turmoil. As a teenager she covers up the terrible truth of her father's death & she & her pregnant mother go on the run. Little does she know that fate has more cruel twists in store. Determined to build a life for her herself against all odds Trixie becomes a singer in the pubs & clubs of Gosport
- but her heart is still set on finding the little brother she had to leave behind in Portsmouth years before. It will take Trixie many years & many tears before the truth can finally emerge
- but will it finally give her the courage she needs to fall in love?