The film records the fate of Latvian families who emigrated to Germany in 1944.

In the final phase of World War II, when it became clear that the Soviet army would occupy Latvia again, about 150 000 people fled to Germany as refugees. Among them, various professions were represented – farmers, entrepreneurs, former politicians, intellectuals and workers who had already experienced the hardships of the 'Horrible Year' (1940-1941). In total, almost one million people from Eastern Europe tried to flee from the Soviet regime.

The Latvians who lived in the German refugee camps called themselves dīpīši (from the English DP, displaced persons) or Dieva putniņi (God’s lost sparrows). They tried to arrange their living space to create a Little Latvia in exile.

By the end of the 1940s, Latvian families were leaving Germany for the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada and Australia. When Latvia regained its independence, some of them returned to their homeland, but most of them remained scattered across the world.

The Latvian premiere of the movie will take place on 4 March at the Splendid Palace cinema in Riga.

The authors of the documentary are director and producer, Dzintra Geka, screenwriter Agris Redovičs, cameraman Aivars Lubānietis, and editor Armands Zvirbulis.

Supporters: National Film Centre of Latvia, State Culture Capital Foundation and the Latvian Foundation.