Vitali Friedland

A young Palestinian boy living in the Gaza strip accompanies his father on monthly visits to the ruins of a destroyed village. Though he doesn't understand his father's ritual, he feels he has a duty to help him.

A group of young immigrants from Soviet Union live in a provincial Israeli town. In their new homeland the only person who follows them closely is the local policeman, family ties are wearing out day by day, and they do everything to mess their lives up, transforming their anxiety to get a new social standing in violence and robbery. Will they be able to build a soccer team and win the local championship? Will sport help them to recover self-esteem and prove to everyone that they are not doomed to live as criminals?

Complainte de deux peuples égarés et d’un père. Omar arrive en retard à un repas de famille avec, dans ses bras, le bébé de Maayan, son amour disparue. Cette visite inattendue rouvre d’anciennes plaies et fait ressurgir du passé le bagage affectif entre Omar et ses parents.