God's Lost Sparrows

God's Lost Sparrows

  • Overview
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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 15, 2015

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Dieva putniņi

Production Companies

Sibīrijas bērni

Director

Dzintra Geka-Vaska

Description

Near the end of the Second World War, when it became clear that Latvia would be re-invaded by the Soviet Army, some 150,000 of its citizens fled to Germany as refugees. Among them were farmers, businessmen, government officials, intellectuals and ordinary folks who had already experienced the dreadful Year of Terror. Almost one million people from Eastern Europe sought escape from the Soviet regime. The Latvians, who became DPs (displaced persons), tried to create a “little Latvia” within the confines of the refugee camps. This film follows the fates of their children.