Uri, the first son of a "kibbutz", comes home from 2 years of studying. He finds his father has joined the British army, and his mother is with another man. He meets Mika - a new immigrant from Poland - and quickly falls in love with her. He is then torn between his commitment to his home family and girl, and between the "Palmakh".
Acting
Assi Dayan carries the whole Zionist dream on his shoulders.
Production
Genuine kibbutz locations—no studio fakery here.
Director
Yosef Millo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Assi Dayan was legendary director Moshe Dayan's son—nepotism never looked so broodingly patriotic.
This adaptation of Moshe Shamir's novel became foundational 'Zionist realism'—glorifying sacrifice while barely interrogating who gets sacrificed.
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