In a crumbling Soviet Union, the Petrosyan family finds themselves as outcasts—wherever they go. Their Armenian heritage marks them for discrimination, first in their home country of Azerbaijan and then in Russia. After finding their eternal hope through a church planted by American missionaries, the hostility of everyday life pushes them to seek refuge in the United States. In the shadow of exile, hope became their home. Based on a riveting true story of faith and hope set amidst great oppression.
Acting
Elizabeth Tabish carries generational trauma in every silence.
Production
Gritty period detail that reeks of Soviet decay.
Director
Mark Freiburger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film captures a rarely depicted chapter: Armenian persecution in post-Soviet Azerbaijan, a precursor to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Director Mark Freiburger previously made faith-based films; this marks his grittiest turn toward historical realism. The Judge's casting of Michael Paul Chan quietly mirrors his own immigrant family history.
US
