When Lionsgate released the 2017 film ‘Wonder,’ based on R.J. Palacio’s novel, few anticipated its massive success. With a budget of $20 million, the film grossed $306.2 million at the box office, earning acclaim from both audiences and critics.

Now, from the world of ‘Wonder,’ which inspired the “Choose Kind” movement, comes the next inspirational chapter: ‘White Bird.’ Struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled for mistreating Auggie Pullman, Julian (Bryce Gheisar) is visited by his grandmother (Helen Mirren) and is transformed by the compassionate and heroic story of her attempts to escape Nazi-occupied France during WWII. She shares her courageous story of escaping Nazi-occupied France during WWII, which transforms Julian. As a girl in Nazi-occupied France, the young grandmother goes into hiding with the help of a schoolmate, a young man who risks everything to give her the chance to survive. Together, they find beauty and love in the secret world of their own creation.

Based on R.J. Palacio’s book, ‘White Bird,’ like ‘Wonder’ before it, is an emotional story about how empathy for others can make a difference even in the most harrowing circumstances. Learn more about ‘White Bird,’ which opens in theaters on October 4th, here.