Herbert Heller, a toy store owner in California, carries a traumatic secret from his childhood in Eastern Europe. As a teenager, he survived the Holocaust by escaping Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp three years after being forced in at 12. He kept this secret hidden for 60 years, even from his children. When diagnosed with a terminal illness, Herbert befriends Abbey, a teenager who has experienced pain and death, and together they form an unlikely friendship, sharing their stories and finding a path towards healing.
Avenue of the Giants
An elderly man, carrying emotional baggage from his past, finds an unexpected connection with a teenager struggling with loneliness, leading to a powerful exploration of cross-generational healing and redemption.