The Nazis used Auschwitz death camp to murder 1.1 million souls. Only a handful successfully escaped. Herbert Heller was one of them, but he spent 50 years keeping the story of his miraculous escape secret, even from his own children. 
Everything focuses on the week in 2004 when he first shares the story of his escape with a troubled Marin, California teen. The sharing of their respective secrets heals them both.