Palestine, 1936: More and more villages are rising up against the British colonial power, which is enforcing its authority through violence. At the same time, European Jews who have fled from the Nazis are settling in the region. The impartial Yusuf commutes between his rural home village and Jerusalem, where tensions are mounting. Following a fateful event, the young man sides with the resistance. He joins forces with allies such as the dockworker Khalid, who, faced with the escalating situation, sees no other way out than to take up arms. As personal fates and political upheavals become inextricably intertwined, the situation comes to a dramatic head – a decisive moment that marks the origin of the conflict across the entire region.