Eight extraordinary individuals who have faced and overcome unimaginable adversity share their inspiring personal exodus stories with television host Dick Cavett. Topics include political imprisonment (Ngawang Sangdrol), death-row exoneration (Ray Krone), slavery (Francis Bok), poverty (Liz Murray), life-threatening illness (Geraldine Ferraro), religious fundamentalism (Azar Nafisi), the Holocaust (Rep. Tom Lantos), and the September 11 terrorist attacks (Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell).