Synopsis

The 1950s and 60s in America prized a woman's worth on her capacity to nurture happy, well-adjusted children. But for a mother whose child is diagnosed with autism, a life's purpose will swiftly unravel into a distorted nightmare. Seeking solace and assistance, she finds instead a medical community that attributes her child’s unusual behaviors to her own perceived emotional coldness and detachment. Alongside a devastating label for her child, she receives an equally crushing one: "refrigerator m