Imants Veide is writing a script for a TV series about con artists, and trying out different cons for real together with his buddy Harijs Kuharjonoks. Eventually, Imants disappears into his new persona to such an extent that he's thinking of becoming an actual criminal authority. More and more colourful characters appear on the horizon, but the biggest obstacle in Imants' path towards criminal excellency is his Neighbour, a true Iron Lady with bigger balls than everyone else's combined!
The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops remain outside the Latvian capital. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, better-armed force of German and Russian mercenaries.