Slovakia, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. The family of the young Jewish Martin Friedmann gathers to celebrate his bar mitzvah and make a solemn promise that they will all meet again a year later around the same table; but the storms of war and anti-Semitic fanaticism will lead each of them down very different paths.

A family comedy about what happens when dads want to water without their precious halves.

In trouble with the mob, a criminal spots a golden opportunity when he meets a teacher who bears a striking resemblance to him.