The filmmaker's famous father kept a secret that almost destroyed him. In this searingly honest meld of personal and historical, Weidlinger tells the epic story of his family across three continents, from Kristallnacht to the Atomic Age.

Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem.