Intrigue

Chani, a teacher from Haifa, a poetry lover and a single mother to Ido, is impatiently waiting for his discharge from the army. But exactly on the due date for his release, the third Lebanon War breaks out. The condition of her shell-shocked father, Yakov, starts to deteriorate and Ido calls to say that all discharges have been put on hold. The angst-ridden Chani tries to get him back home, appealing to the kindness of the clerks in charge and commanding officers. Ido returns. Chani is ecstatic believing her attempts were successful only to discover that he returned for just one night to demand of her to stay out of it. Her spirit is broken when she discovers that in fact discharges were not suspended but it's Ido who volunteered to fight. Their symbiotic relationship goes downhill, and that is a chance for Michael (whom she met at the poetry group) to reach her heart. Ido returns to his border post and the battle on that front flares up. A few days before he is to be sent into Lebanon, Chani decides to take matters into her own hands.—Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Labs

Anat, a poetry-loving elementary school teacher and single mother, eagerly awaits her son Ido's army discharge and the joint trip they planned to India. But on the long-awaited day, a soldier is abducted on the Lebanese border and a new war breaks out in Israel. Her father, Yaakov, a war-traumatized veteran, deteriorates, and Ido calls to say that all discharges have been canceled. Anat sets out to bring him home, and after pleading with officials, Ido suddenly returns. She's overjoyed-until she learns he's only home for the night to demand she stop interfering. Her spirit breaks when she discovers that he volunteered to fight and that discharges were never truly frozen. Their once-symbiotic relationship begins to unravel. Ido returns to the border as the conflict escalates. Trapped between her father and her son, Anat decides to take matters into her own hands and stop the tragedy-just before Ido crosses into Lebanon.