▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁won ▁awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Cin emat ography ▁( Am non ▁Sal omon ) ▁and ▁Best ▁Art ▁D irection ▁( E itan ▁Le vy ) ▁at ▁the ▁Israel ▁Film ▁Center . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ideal istic ▁Jewish ▁pione ers ▁from ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Aust rian ▁doctor ▁And a ▁( K elly ▁McG ill is ) ▁and ▁her ▁Russian ▁viol in ist ▁lo ver ▁Marcus ▁( John ▁She a ) ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁yes h iva ▁student ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁fer vent ▁Labor ▁Z ion ist ▁after ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁a ▁pog rom , ▁arrive ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁k ib but z ▁in ▁the ▁Gal ile e . ▁Their ▁dream ▁ends ▁up ▁sh atter ed ▁as ▁they ▁attempt ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁hard ships ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁sexual ▁and ▁ide ological ▁t ensions ▁within ▁the ▁group , ▁and ▁host ile ▁confront ations ▁with ▁their ▁Arab ▁neighb ours . ▁Finally , ▁the ▁film ▁dram at izes ▁their ▁disappoint ment ▁as ▁they ▁must ▁come ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁g aps ▁between ▁their ▁u top ian ▁vision ▁and ▁reality . ▁ ▁As ▁Mi ri ▁Tal mon ▁has ▁noted , ▁the ▁film ▁" m akes ▁a ▁clear ▁inter gener ational ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁‘ p ione ers ’ ▁and ▁the ▁sh atter ing ▁of ▁the ▁dream , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁experience ▁that ▁the ▁audience ▁and ▁the ▁individual ▁film go er ▁faced ▁at