The Pain of Love is a documentary series that explores the life of the filmmaker, having grown up in a dysfunctional family and having survived a nightmarish childhood. It is the story of the emotional legacy of a broken family and the lasting effects of childhood trauma. In an effort to chart his own survival, The filmmaker is trying to understand how he pulled through, and so many of his siblings did not and attempts to bring his family together for a family dinner-the first one of his lifetime.