The disintegration of the patriarch is mirrored in the lives of his wife and children, creating a mosaic of societal neuroses. Dafna (Assi Levy), David’s wife, seeks solace in escapism, working at a real estate agency selling homes she doesn't believe in, while engaging in a hollow affair. Their children represent the diverging paths of the younger generation: the son, a drifting soldier, suggests a lack of direction, while the daughter, who becomes involved with a radical political group, represents the rejection of her father's established order. The film brilliantly utilizes the setting—a house under constant, futile renovation—as a metaphor for the family itself. They are building an extension, trying to expand their lives, but the foundation is cracking. The noise of construction permeates the soundtrack, a constant, irritating reminder of their inability to find peace or completion.
The story centers on the Greenbaum family, who live in a suburb of Jerusalem and struggle to reconnect when the father, (played by Alon Pdut), returns home after 27 years of military service.
Meanwhile, other family members lead separate, secret lives:
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That’s where I found the comment section under that video. People from Kazakhstan, rural Russia, the Caucasus — all sharing their own “beyond.” One woman wrote: “I crossed my mountains when I left my husband with nothing but a backpack. Now I see hills, but they are friendly.”