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What happens when a person can’t feel pain? This film examines the day-to-day lives of three children who literally feel no pain. We follow 3-year old Gabby from Minnesota, 7-year old Miriam from Norway and 10-year old Jamilah from Germany as they to cope with a genetic defect so rare that it is shared by only a hundred or so people in the world, few of whom survive to adulthood. Their parents must watch every move, because they feel nothing, whether it is self-inflicted damage or burns or broken bones. Gabby has already had all her teeth pulled and lost an eye; Miriam has had similar problems, plus broken bones and damaged joints. As they and their families try to cope with this enormous challenge, we learn that pain is really a gift that no one wants, but none of us can do without.

“Compelling in every way.” — Hollywood Reporter