The first documentary shot in Gaza, the film follows the Abu el-Adel family in Jabalia, the largest refugee camp in Gaza. Abu, the oldest member of the family, recounts three significant events in their lives – the 1948 exile that forced them to flee from their home, the 1967 war that saw Abu refuse to flee again, and the 1971 "pacification campaign" that saw his son imprisoned. Intimate scenes of family life are intercut with interviews with the architects of the Palestinian occupation and Israeli soldiers discussing their work with pride. This landmark work exposes the root of violence that continues to unfold today.