In this powerful personal narrative, Hámos documents the reunion of his grandmother Golda and her sister Roza after a separation of eighty years. Through a series of uncanny coincidences, Hámos helps Golda find Roza (who was sent to America from Hungary in 1912 to find work) in Los Angeles. Hámos traces the divergent paths of the two sisters, interweaving archival footage with interviews. He juxtaposes his grandmother's struggles through two World Wars and years of totalitarianism in Hungary with the comparative ease of Roza's life in Hollywood. Roza's children, who became professionals, were raised Jewish, while Golda became Catholic to save her children from the concentration camps. The sisters' reunion is bittersweet: They cannot communicate directly; Roza no longer speaks Hungarian and Golda cannot understand English. Golda asks of her sister, "Why did you not write? Why did you not come to Hungary?" Roza answers,"For years I was very busy."