The 1960's, a Sephardic old neighborhood in Jerusalem. Micha, 6, timid and silent tells the story of his broken family. Sami, the father, a reckless "easy go lucky" womanizer spends his days in total idleness. Malka, his wife, carries all the family responsibilities on her own. She is aware of her husband's affairs but her love for him is deep and she represses the situation with total forgiveness. She will do anything to keep her family together. Malka turns to the aid of Rabbis, amulets and so called witches to bring Sami back to her but nothing helps, on the contrary. Sami leaves his family after his lover, Dina, bails him out of jail. When Malka and the children learn that Dina is pregnant they ban their father completely and end all contact with him until his death 36 years later.