A journey through the life of Aretha Franklin (Jennifer Hudson), from being a child prodigy in Detroit and singing gospel in the church choir, to becoming an international superstar who won a total of 18 Grammy Awards. A story of ascent full of struggles and triumphs, with a turbulent personal life, of disagreements and misfortunes, which still led her to commercial success thanks to songs like Respect, Chain of Fools, Think or A Natural Woman.