When your uncle's a collector of miniature role-playing figurines, your homebound Mom has visions of General MacArthur, and a serial killer stalks your neighborhood in search of bubbly blondes, what's a fourteen year-old Korean-American girl to do but look for love? A heartfelt glimpse at one family's attempt to escape its stifling home life, B.F.E. questions the nature of beauty and desirability in contemporary America, and their sometimes devastating effect on our ability to see ourselves as fully human.