In the crumbling Soviet Union, the Petrosyan family is an outsider everywhere they go. Because of their Armenian heritage, they face discrimination, first in their native Azerbaijan and then in Russia. After finding their eternal hope in a church founded by American missionaries, the hostility of everyday life forces them to seek refuge in the United States. In the shadow of exile, hope became their home. Based on a gripping true story of faith and hope in the midst of great oppression.