A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in humane livestock handling.
Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around Dr. Paul Weston, a psychotherapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients—but displays a crippling insecurity while counseled by his own therapist.
A journalist finds a well-known, best-selling children's author living in a public hospital and pieces together her bizarre life of glamour and isolation, in addition to her struggle to escape a painful childhood.
