Following World War II and the establishment of Soviet power, there were mass deportations of residents of Baltic States to remote regions of the Soviet Union. The goal was to solidify Stalinist control and to prepare for a long-term population transfer. More than a hundred thousand Lithuanians were deported to Siberia. This fate also threatens 10-year-old Marija. Penned up in a crowded freight car with her heavily pregnant mother and other women, she finds herself on her way to the gulag. When her mother dies en route, Marija manages to escape. All on her own, she embarks on an epic 6000-kilometer journey homeward. Many dangers lurk along the way, but the girl also encounters love, friendship and untold humanity. A gripping film, based on a true story.