根据获奖著作《背离亲缘》改编,讲了那些与众不同的孩子,他们的父母,以及他们寻找身分认同的故事。艾美奖获奖人Rachel Dretzin跟踪采访了几个“特殊”家庭,他们的孩子或患有唐氏综合征,或侏儒症,或自闭症。通过这些孩子以及他们的父母,展现了当今社会稀缺的包容和爱。Based on the NY Times bestselling book by Andrew Solomon, Far from the Tree examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are profoundly different from one another in a variety of ways.