Synopsis on Mama Mia!

20-year-old Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) lives with her mother Donna
(Meryl Streep) on the small Greek island Kalokairi where Donna runs a hotel called Villa
Donna. Sophie is planning to marry her fiance Sky (Dominic Cooper)and wants her father
to be present to "give her away," but does not know who he is. After reading Donna's
diary from 20 years ago, she concludes he is one of three men: Sam Carmichael (Pierce
Brosnan), Harry Bright (Colin Firth), or Bill Anderson (Stellan Skarsgård). Without telling
her mother and fiancé, Sophie mails invitations to all three ("I Have a Dream"), and hopes
to find out which is her father. Sophie tells her two best friends, Ali (Ashley Lilley) and
Lisa (Rachel McDowall) about her potential fathers ("Honey, Honey"). All three men come
to the island, thinking Donna asked them to come, and Sophie hides them upstairs in the
old goat house,getting them to agree not to reveal she wrote to them pretending to be
her mother Donna. Other guests have also arrived from the harbor:Donna's longtime
friends, single,fun-loving writer Rosie (Julie Walters) and rich three-time divorcée Tanya
(Christine Baranski).

While Donna is making repairs to the hotel she cannot afford (Money, Money,
Money), there is a tremor and the dolphin mosaic in the courtyard floor splits. Donna
hunts flooring supplies in the goat house, hears noises upstairs, and peers inside the trap
door and window. Recognizing the men she had dated,Donna panics,but tries to take
another peek at them(Mamma Mia), but cannot get inside the locked room. Finally, she
climbs to the rooftop, and then falls through the top door(opened by a member of the
Greek chorus whom Donna and the other characters apparently cannot see). Donna,
unable to handle the memories, asks the three men to leave the island, so they simply
stay in the harbor on Bill's boat. Seeing the three men has sent Donna into shock, her
two friends, Tanya and Rosie, try to reassure her (Chiquitita). Donna explains the 3
potential fathers are on the island, and comments, "it's like a hideous trick of fate," when
some bystanders instantly laughed. Tanya and Rosie ponder the quiet bystanders, and
Rosie mutters, "It's very Greek" Tanya and Rosie look at the Greeks then follow Donna
into the house (Greek comedy).

However, Donna's depression continues, so Tanya and Rosie remind her of her
free-spirited past (Dancing Queen) and Donna rebounds; they all sing together and dance
through the streets, joined by many women and girls of the town, dancing down to the
harbor pier(former ABBA member Benny Andersson appears playing the piano in this
scene). Sophie visits the three men on Bill's boat and convinces them to stay for her
wedding after hearing all three men's memories of Donna (Our Last Summer). When she
hears Sky, she jumps into the sea and swims to him on the beach. There, they discuss
their meeting and their love for each other (Lay All Your Love On Me), but Sky is
ambushed by his buddies for the bachelor party.

That evening, the three women, at a hen party, recreate their old 80's style
musical duo, Donna and the Dynamos (Super Trouper) to entertain at the bachelorette
guests. The three men come to the party, and the crowd separates, singing and dancing
(Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!). Sophie talks to Bill, and he realizes he could be her father. She
asks him to give her away at the wedding. The masked guys from Sky's bachelor party
invade the hen party in a wild dance (Voulez-Vous). In the commotion, the other two men
also conclude that they could be the father, and separately, each tells Sophie that he will
be the one to give her away at the wedding. Surrounded by her mother, her fiancé, and all
three potential fathers, Sophie faints over her dilemma.

To avoid contention between the three men, Sophie instead asks Donna to give
her away. Harry, feeling responsible for missing 20 years of Sophie's life, insists that
Donna accept a very large monetary gift to cover the "cost of the wedding" (and more).
While talking to Sam, Donna, making more repairs, attempts to seal the cracks in the
central-courtyard dolphin mosaic, but the caulking nozzle splits, further thwarting her
efforts of the day. Donna must rush to other preparations. Sam and Donna have tried to
talk to each other, but each have concealed their feelings, love, and each laments their
love separately (SOS). Meanwhile, Tanya rejects the playful advances of Pepper and
some of Sky's other friends (Does Your Mother Know).After confessing to Sky that she
has invited all three potential fathers, Sky says that he is unsure of what he wants to do
about the wedding. Sophie rushes up to Donna and asks her if she will help her prepare
for the wedding and she agrees; whilst preparing, they both reminisce about the times
before being engaged (Slipping Through My Fingers). Donna, still unaware of Sam's true
feelings, and rushing to the hilltop wedding, tells Sam to stop talking to her(The Winner
Takes It All). Then Donna runs to the hilltop. Sam is stunned.

During the wedding ceremony, Donna finally mentions the "father" issue, and the
secrets begin unraveling: all three potential fathers publicly claim be Sophie's father and
agree to happily take a 'third' each. Sophie and Sky decide to postpone the wedding,as
Sky wanted all along,and to take a trip around the world together. Sam proposes to
Donna, revealing that after falling for her two decades previously, he had to go back to
England to break off his engagement. But when he came back to Kalokairi,one of her
friends told her she was off with another man(Bill). He went home and got married
anyway. But that was a mistake and he is now divorced. He argues that if they marry
right away,the wedding party is not wasted. Donna agrees to marry Sam (I Do, I Do, I Do,
I Do, I Do). Sam and Donna celebrate with their newfound family and friends (When All Is
Said and Done). At the wedding, Harry tells Donna she was the first and last woman he
ever loved, infering he is gay and pointedly looks at a local lad.

During the after-wedding party, Rosie reveals she is strongly attracted to Bill
(Take a Chance on Me) he does not reciprocate at first, but eventually gives in. One issue
remains to be resolved: as the crowd dances in the courtyard, the central dolphin mosaic
breaks open, in a tremor, and a tall spray rains over the party.Donna concludes it was
Aphrodite,the Greek goddess of love,influencing events all along. The closing scene of
the film shows Sophie and Sky sailing to the horizon to begin their life together, leaving
Sam and Donna to live happily ever after on the island ("I Have a Dream"). After the
closing scene, Donna and the Dynamos perform "Dancing Queen" over the credits. Next,
the entire cast sings Waterloo. Finally, Sophie sings Thank You for the Music as the
ending credits roll.