It is 1985, the United States of America. Society is very much fond of the superheroes and they live among common people. Rorschach is a vigilante and a main character of the film. When he finds out that one of his companions is killed he makes up his mind to take revenge over all ever existing superheroes. There also exists a crime-fighting legion that consists of a team of retired heroes who really were not able to make wonders except one of the members.
A study of the physical and emotional intricacies affecting the everyday lives of a very diverse group of women, and the strategies they adopt in coping with events - large and small, overt and hidden - which shape the way they live.