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Synopsis

It is 1947, and in the British Mandate of Palestine the political pressure is rising. The Wertman family, like the Jewish community, is divided: Avram is a member of the Irgun, a terrorist group fighting to end occupation; his daughter Hannah works for the Haganah, peacefully campaigning for a Jewish state.
Two British sergeants, David Millar and Will Griffiths, have recently transferred to Intelligence. Half-Catholic, half-Jewish, David has mixed feelings about his work, more so when he befriends Hannah. Will, meanwhile, is finding trouble at the Jerusalem jazz bar where he plays his saxophone . . .
For Avram, everything is done in the name of the cause. As his story intertwines with those of Will, David and Hannah, his beliefs pit politics against the personal, family against fervour. Because sometimes, when history is being made, homes and hearts can end up being broken . . .

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