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Growing
up at a time of tumultuous transition from Mandatory Palestine to the creation
of the state of Israel, Amos (Amir Tessler) gets a semblance of normalcy thanks
to the efforts of his imaginative mother, Fania (Natalie Portman), whose
collection of stories never fails to tickle his imagination. She also plays the
role of the supportive wife to his father, Arieh (Gilad Kahana), a struggling
writer with an overbearing mother who is not so fond of her daughter-in-law. As
depression eventually sets in, Fania finds herself in a state of perpetual
gloom, slowly losing her zest for life. Her son continues to be her daily
companion, helplessly witnessing her deterioration, both mental and physical,
while trying to navigate his way around the new status quo that paints a rather
uncertain picture for the years to come.
