A family saga of resilience and hope in the midst of war.
In 1940 Soviet tanks roll into Lithuania. To avoid Communism, Irena and her family flee to Nazi Germany. In Hamburg, Irena and her sister attend a school and are taught to revere Hitler and hate the Jews.
The Allies' plan is to annihilate Hamburg by bombing, code named Operation Gomorrah. Can Irena's parents protect their daughters not only from the deadly war, but also from Hitler's propaganda?
Inspired by the true story of a Lithuanian family who flees their country to protect their daughters, only to discover they might lose them.