 Reveals at close range the two levels of emotions existing in individual lives in a kibbutz. An atmosphere of warmth and concern is expressed as Leah s repeated miscarriages cause the breakdown of her marriage. But the deeper, unspoken reasons unfold, and the close, scrutinizing aspect of the kibbutz community offers no privacy. She and her husband blames the other wordlessly, while individually beset with feelings of self-doubt and blame.