Private investigator and former police detective Jack Ramsey is enjoying an affair with the local district attorney's wife, but when she is strangled not long after he has departed following a session of amorous activity.

Based on Gila Almagor’s autobiographical book, Under the Domim Tree follows a group of teenagers who survived the Holocaust in a boarding school in the early 50s. During the day, they are like all other adolescents, but at night they struggle with their painful memories. The place where they feel secure is under the Domim tree.

影片根据吉拉·阿尔玛戈原著的小说《阿维娅的夏天》改编，真实而生动地展现了以色列的生活。影片朴实、丰富、优美，反映了犹太大屠杀的主题。 1951年的夏天，寄宿学校的学生阿维娅的母亲把她带回家过暑假。阿维娅的父亲死于犹太大屠杀，母亲因为在集中营受到刺激，一直患有精神病。由于母亲长期住院，阿维娅很少能见到母亲。在与母亲共同度过的这个夏天，阿维娅悲喜交加。悲的是自己染上虱子被剃秃而母亲因为患病被邻居们唾弃，喜的是能与母亲共同生活，享受天伦之乐。阿维娅对从未谋面的父亲有着美好的憧憬。她相信，自己的父亲没有死，而是活在另外的地方。新搬来的邻居甘茨先生与母亲十分友善，阿维娅以为甘茨先生就是自己的父亲。阿维娅相信，幸福的未来在等待着她，可是现实是残酷的……