It is September 11, 2001. Rabia, her mother, and younger brother are on their way from Afghanistan to New York hoping to start a new life away from the brutal rule of the Taliban. On the same flight is Colin and his mother, returning home after a holiday. Rabia is worried about the future, and Colin is troubled by the prospect of his parents' impending divorce Their plane is diverted to Gander Newfoundland, where they are each taken under the wing of a Gander family and shown unexpected kindness and hope for the future.