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This short feature is narrated by Meir (Assi Dayan, who also wrote and directed), a left-wing activist who uses peace support rallies as an excuse to leave his house and cheat on his wife, while "sharing" his story with the late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, when visiting upon his monument at the site of his murder, near Tel Aviv's city hall, for the first time of his life. In one of the later parts of the film, Meir confesses that he must have been the only person in Israel that was relieved to hear of Rabbin's death,(which was one of the most traumatic events in Israel's history) because it stopped him from confessing his infidelities to his wife. This, and other examples that could be given from the film, is the core of Dayan's criticism against human beings who exploit society and the people they love for personal gain, yet still have enough arrogance to wave a flag of care and solidarity, a very common phenomenon in modern Israeli society. But Assi Dayan's biting notions fall a bit flat because he fails to inflate his characters (or script) with a true sense of realism or empathy. Dayan's performance is as sarcastic as his ideas and his character never provides any clue as to what motivates him to do the things he does. and the short script manages to be inaccurate also (the peace rally was never broadcasted on the radio) which damages the movie's credibility, and prevents you from believing that after all, such a story could happen in real life. The movie is not bad, and can be quite entertaining at times (that is, if Dayan's handling of Rabbin's murder does not insult you) but it misfires when trying to leave a strong sense of critique.