Avinoam
Avinoam and Barak, father and son from a Kibbutz bordering the Gaza strip, are forced to deal with another round of rockets and combat, each in their own way. One night, Barak reaches a boiling point and Avinoam is forced to absorb the heat.
Gideon
Un hombre soltero se ve obligado a evaluar sus opciones de vida cuando descubre que una ex novia había dado a luz a su hijo hace veinte años.
Jackie
Grandma Zohara occupies a special role within the Moroccan community within Israel. By cradling an object brought to her by her clients, Grandma Zohara gains access to the family's past through her dreams. This allows her to advise families on future decisions. Lately, however, Grandma Zohara is tiring and begins searching for someone to take over this role. She discovers that the only other person endowed with the power of dreaming is her daughter, Simone, who has different plans for her future. With support of Simone's sister, Fanny, who arrives unexpectedly from Paris, Simon gathers the strength to resist her mother's pressure and to pursue her own desire. Together the sisters wage battle for Simone's independence and creativity.
Tarshish
1961, en Israel. Adam Stein (Jeff Goldblum, 'Parque jurásico'), un hombre carismático, es internado en un instituto psiquiátrico para supervivientes del Holocausto dirigido por el profesor Nathan Gross (Derek Jacobi, 'El amor es el demonio'). Antes de la guerra, en Berlín, Adam era propietario de un circo, y se dedicaba a diversas tareas, como ser mago o músico. Allí era adorado por el público, los nazis, hasta que sea enviado al campo de concentración del Comandante Klein (Willem Dafoe, 'Anticristo'). Adam sobrevivirá dentro de ese infierno convirtiéndose en el "perro" de Comandante, al mismo tiempo que prestará sus servicios como payaso a los demás presos judíos. Mientras, su mujer y su hija serán enviadas a la muerte. El director Paul Schrader ('El placer de los extraños'), firma esta película, adaptación de la novela de Yoram Kaniuk, "El hombre perro" y que se interna en los resbaladizos terrenos de la historia del genocidio nazi a través de una historia llena de humor y de dolor.
Asher Naim
Israeli diplomat Asher Naim travels to Ethiopia to act as negotiator for the release of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews, hoping to save them from a country plagued by famine and civil war. This seemingly altruistic mission, however, is thrown into doubt and skepticism when Naim begins to suspect the rescue mission might be a publicity stunt for his home country, and the Ethiopians wonder whether they have been little more than pawns. At the same time that the escalating situation on the ground becomes combustible, Naim’s crisis of faith grows.
