Set against the backdrop of 2004's Matric dance, Jana van Tonder, a wallflower who lives in an impoverished railway neighborhood with her dysfunctional parents, watches the Oscars and becomes inspired to secure her very own Hollywood red-carpet moment at the upcoming Matric Farewell Dance. Then, when her high-school crush Brandon breaks up with her longtime girlfriend, Jana must find the courage to ask him to the dance. Meanwhile, her boy-next-door best friend Frikkie is finally motivated to reveal his secret crush on her. With only one month left, Jana has landed in the middle of a love triangle between her closest friend and her dream date.