The story is set in Palestine in 1947, during the British mandate period. The Zionists are fighting for the establishment of a Jewish state, and four comrades in arms pressure the young Elisha to overcome his moral qualms and fully commit to the armed struggle.
Paltiel Kossover leaves his home country Russia because of the Jewish persecutions. From Berlin to Paris, he will discover politics, poetry, love before coming back to his native land.
When the British army occupied Palestine, a young Jewish resident, Elisha, was tasked with carrying out an officer of Her Majesty taken hostage.