In the crumbling Soviet Union, the Petrosyan family finds themselves marginalized—no matter where they go. Their Armenian heritage marks them as targets of discrimination, first in their homeland of Azerbaijan and then in Russia. After finding their eternal hope through a church founded by American missionaries, everyday hostility 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.