A group of Ethiopian Israeli youth decide to kidnap the police officer who peppered their adolescence with abuse and eventually murdered their closest friend. What starts off as a personal revenge scheme quickly boils over into a massive national protest movement against police violence and for equality. Led by the pain and rage of SELAM, the beautiful sister of police’s victim, and the small-time crook INDAL, the group capture the officer in an abandoned public pool and turn the whole area into an autonomous zone for the struggle
This is a first of its kind series for Israeli and global television, spotlighting a community that has been mostly invisible on the big and small screens. The show’s creator Indal Kabada brings deep authenticity and a unique point of view that highlights the diverse expressions of identity and the real conflicts that emerge from a visible community attempting to integrate without losing itself.