16 year old Australian girl Belinda (Deanne Jeffs) wants to become a ballerina. To makes ends meet, she takes a job as an exotic dancer in a Sydney cabaret. Eventually, she is able to reach her goal, but not before experiencing humanity at best and worst of times.

Deanne Jeffs
as Belinda

Mary Regan
as Crystal

Kaarin Fairfax
as Sandra

Nicos Lathouris
as Benny

Hazel Phillips
as Doreen

John Jarratt
as Graeme

Elizabeth Lord
as Mandy

Gerda Nicolson
as Belinda’s Mother

Alan Cassell
as Belinda's Father

Tim Burns
as Jamie