A psychiatrist who counseled traumatized orphans
                      adopted 5 children from around the world
          raised them away from violence
in a house full of love
          Tonight, 30 years later, he's on his deathbed
                      and his youngest son is on a mission to prove
                                            his father didn't adopt for love
                                                        but for experimentation....

SYNOPSIS

World renowned Psychiatrist, Dr. Nathaniel Shellner, is succumbing to Lou Gehrig's disease as he reunites all of his children for a final farewell at Christmas.  Things take a dark turn when one of his 5 adopted children, Tommy, 35, asks his father to confess to having performed mind control experiments on him and his siblings throughout their childhood. Tommy declares his family has never taken his claims seriously, labeling his delusions as by-products of his post-traumatic stress disorder. Tommy hunts for any "evidence" he can turn up to prove the credibility of his story.  As the night unravels, hysteria sets in and seizes the family as they are forced to confront the loss of their father and the shadows of their pasts. THE RED ROBIN is both a psychological thriller and an intense drama involving a family in a desperate crisis.