From David Grossman’s best-selling novel, this much-honored film moves at an unrelenting pace, filled with suspense and drama that sends viewers on a riveting ride through the streets of Jerusalem.

Awkward 17-year-old Assaf must track down the owner of a lost labrador. Following the dog, he begins to piece together the story of a girl named Tamar.

One month earlier, Tamar, a gifted musician, went with her dog on a quest into Jerusalem’s dark underworld, where she became trapped. Assaf, smitten by this mysterious girl he has never met, feels he has no choice but to set off running in Tamar’s footsteps.

The film highlights the distance between the two and their loneliness until the narratives finally converge. For Tamar and Assaf, the experience is an accelerated journey into adulthood, a test of courage and commitment, and a story of self-discovery and first love.