Rage and Glory

Daphne delivers an underground Lehi broadcast from a building basement in Jerusalem, signaling the movement's presence. Commander Melnik and broadcaster Slonim are at the scene coordinating the group's activities. The broadcast sets the tone for the ensuing actions against the British authorities.

The Lehi high command dispatches Eddie 'The Butcher' to Jerusalem to rattle the passive cell and strike at the British commander. The move follows the assassination of Avraham Stern about a month earlier. Eddie's arrival signals a renewed push for aggressive action.

Noah Kaplan, a 19-year-old Lehi fighter and high school graduate, becomes entangled in a romance with Angela Sasson. Their budding relationship unfolds against the backdrop of resistance and mounting tension. Noah's personal life becomes a focal point amid the group's dangerous plans.

Noah attends a dance party that is attended by British soldiers, a rare moment of normalcy amid upheaval. Angela introduces Noah to her parents, who disapprove of the relationship due to the dangerous world around them. The uneasy dinner foreshadows family tensions and loyalties.

Shimon Rubovitz is arrested by the British while distributing leaflets, triggering a brutal interrogation. He is tortured by Garwin but refuses to name his friends. The incident highlights the brutal methods used to disrupt Lehi operations.

Eddie plans a strike to kill the British commander, with explosives prepared by Pinocchio. The device fails to detonate as the command vehicle enters the fortified base, complicating the mission. The attackers still open fire, forcing a chaotic firefight as their hiding place is betrayed.

The firefight ends with the attackers retreating but their comrade Alex is wounded and later captured by the British. He stands before a court-martial, delivering a fiery speech against the government's policy of blocking Jewish rescue attempts. He is sentenced to death and executed by the British on the gallows.

Pinocchio escapes to the apartment of his girlfriend Yael, where she tends to him and tries to lift his spirits. The escape underscores the constant danger and the fragile ties the fighters cling to in the face of British crackdowns.

Noah and Angela marry in a private ceremony, keeping it hidden from her disapproving parents. Angela reveals that her father plans to sell his factory and emigrate to the United States, prompting talk of leaving together. The couple's bond persists despite looming upheaval.

Eddie stages a second attack by planting a bomb on a captured British truck filled with Lehi fighters dressed as soldiers. The team infiltrates the base, but exposure leads to a long, brutal battle. Most attackers are killed, including Eddie; Noah manages to escape as the truck explodes.

Six weeks after the failed assault, Noah is captured and sentenced to life in prison by the British authorities. His imprisonment underscores the high personal cost of involvement in Lehi's militant actions. The sentence foreshadows the long arc of his fate through the birth of a new state.

With the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Noah is released from prison, symbolizing a new chapter for Jewish fighters who survived the era's conflicts. His release marks the end of the immediate wartime struggle and the rebirth of Jewish sovereignty. The timeline connects personal sacrifice to a national moment.