The three speakers represent two of the dialects, with the most common one - the middle dialect spoken in Riga and central parts of Latvia - not featured in the film. In intimate surroundings, a farmer, a schoolteacher, and a herder of ostriches talk about perceived differences between Latvian speakers, and about language policy and their lives.

这部电影让观众得以深入了解一群美国本土原住民战争英雄，聆听他们讲述代表美国和纳瓦霍部落服役的切身体会。这些海军陆战队员基于未成文的纳瓦霍语编制的秘密代码从未被破解，这让美军在众多战役中占据上风，并最终促使日本于1945年投降。