Based on a novel by Amos Oz. In Palestine, 1947, just months before statehood, 11-year-old Proffy Liebowitz and his friends spend their time plotting ways to terrorize the British occupiers, anything to get them to leave. One evening Proffy is caught out past curfew by a British officer (played by Alfred Molina). What ensues, surprisingly, is a life-changing friendship between two foes.