Nissim Kahlon has spent the last forty years digging a home out of a limestone cliff in Israel. The result is a multi-level residence with winding passageways and mosaic-covered patios overlooking the Mediterranean. But Nissim’s obsession with endless construction, and his prickly personality, has driven away his family. When his eighteen-year-old son Moshe, who spent his early childhood in the cave, comes back to help before he joins the army, the father and son pair must navigate long-standing tensions as they mix cement, expand the caves, and get to know one another again. The careful pacing of the film mirrors Nissim’s reflective and solitary life by the ocean and gives the audience ample space to witness and examine the evolving father-son relationship.  NT