The Wooden Gun takes place in Tel Aviv in the early 1950s. In a clear-eyed fashion that would have been impossible in a film made by "outsiders", the plot details the conflict between native-born Israelis and the newly arrived European refugees. The various fears and prejudices of the adults are passed along …

犹太女孩丹妮尔即将大学毕业，却对未来的规划一片迷茫。来自各方面的压力使她无法控制自己的饮食和健康。终于在一场葬礼上，丹妮尔被自己的父母、高中前女友、以及“特殊熟客”的出现逼到崩溃。可在她绝望之时，又从旧爱那里得到理解和救赎。