InpresentdayJerusalem,acityincreasinglydominatedbyreligiousfanaticism,Naomi,asecularyoungwomanseeksrefugefromthepressureofherlifeasaconcertpianist.OverwhelmedbytheexpectationsofherparentsandhercolleaguesinTelAviv,Naomiseeksanonymityandsolitudeintheancientcity.Despiteherintentionstostayalone,however,Naomiquicklymakestwounexpectedconnections-onewithamusicallygiftedUltra-Orthodoxyoungboywholivesinherbuildingandtheother,withFabrizio,acharismaticItalianmonkandorganist.WhiletheserelationshipsallowNaomitoreconnectwithherloveofmusicandsenseofmeaning,theyalsomakeheratargetinhernewcommunity.Facedwithescalatingisolationandviolence,Naomimustlearntousemusicasabridgetoovercometoweringreligiousbarriers.
