Her mother's strict rules say no friendships or weddings because she is in her last year at university. But Hibiscus loses its focus because of those firm orders. The girl asks her good friend Ruth to solve the problems to help her maintain her focus in order to control the flow of people trying to convince her daily.
... [director Gina] Hara perfectly captures the push-and-pull of what it means to be a geek: being deeply attracted to a very niche piece of culture, while feeling compelled to reject that identity in mainstream circles.
