June 1941. Preparations for the wedding of a butcher’s son and a rabbi’s daughter are in full swing in a Jewish shtetl in the Lviv Region. The intrigue of this seemingly ordinary event is that Yuna – the bride – loves another man and he, Mendele… plans to kidnap her. At this very time, a Nazi death squad is approaching the shtetl.

SHTTL

Looking out for his brother, Ruben gets hooked into the criminal organization he is trying to eliminate.

The Strawman

Once a year in the Jewish calendar, everything is upside down: the day of Purim. Karmi invites Gavriel to celebrate with his community. Little by little, delirium overtakes reality.