1967: eight-year-old Jacob lives in Safi, a small coastal town in Morocco redolent of spices and sardines. His best friend is Brahim. They play jacks and share everything. One may be Jewish and the other Muslim, but they are Moroccans first and foremost. But on the eve of the Six-Day War, relations between Israel and Arab nations grow tense. Though the conflict is thousands of miles away, the atmosphere in Safi deteriorates as well. Will the friendship between Brahim and Jacob withstand the enmity between their respective communities?