年轻的朋克范育德与何超琼有染,何超琼不幸嫁给了乏味的中年办公室经理何新。。On Christmas Eve in 1968 six-year-old army brat Clairee simultaneously learns the hard truth about Santa Claus and the realities of war. Her bullying older brother Mickey informs her that Santa insn't real and that their absent father is actually far away, serving his country in the Vietnam War。丽华是舞厅里的“妈妈生”,与经理阿张日久生情,但丽华若即若离的行为又时常让阿张苦恼。丽华与私生子家豪的关系越来越恶劣,直至欢场女子玲子的出现,才缓解了母子间的紧张关系。黑社会成员花胶急欲拉拢家豪,丽华生怕儿子误入歧途,亲自前往花胶处领回儿子,为此,家豪极为不满。舞女唐琪因患绝症而自杀,令丽华痛苦万分。此时,家豪才幡然醒悟到情与义的可贵,并了解到了母亲“一日为妓,终生为妓”的痛苦与彷徨……。