A feture film. Zanis Lipke's family's efforts to save the Jews during World War II and the rise of the child in a tragic historical situation. Žanis Lipke was a completely ordinary Latvian blue-collar worker. In order to be able to support his family under wartime conditions, he worked at the German military aviation warehouses and supplemented his income by smuggling at night. Žanis’ courage stems from a sense of responsibility towards people in need. He was later called "Latvia's Schindler" and was honored as one of the 'Righteous Among the Nations' for his heroic deeds