On his first day in Tel Aviv, Michael arrives at the apartment he is to sublet, only to discover it is still inhabited by Tomer, who had mixed up the arrival date. With Tomer’s bike stolen and nowhere else to stay in the bustling city, Michael offers for Tomer to share the space in exchange for a local tour. After a brief, tense video chat with his husband, David, Michael drifts off to sleep, the weight of a foreign city settling around him.
On day two, during a visit to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Michael gets a call from an IVF clinic and learns that David has moved forward with plans to have a child via a surrogate, without Michael’s knowledge. The news pushes the couple’s private life into a new, fragile openness, even as Michael tries to come to terms with looming changes.
Over lunch, the two men dive into talk of Michael’s debut book, Complications, which chronicles his life in New York City amid the AIDS crisis and the loss of his former partner. Tomer seems to view AIDS as a heavy, depressing subject, which perplexes Michael. Michael also meets Tomer’s friend Daria, who speaks of frustration with life as an artist in Israel and her plan to move to Berlin with her boyfriend in search of an easier path. Michael reminds them that his generation once protested to spark real change, while Daria argues that living for oneself can be a form of protest.
On the third day, the pair meet again at Frishman Beach, where Tomer reveals he found a copy of Michael’s book along the way. They encounter Guy, Tomer’s informal sexual and romantic partner, who hints at wanting something more formal. Tomer answers with a philosophy that tends toward savoring life’s possibilities and avoiding formal commitments. > "enjoy everything life has to offer"
> > "never to enter any formal relationships"
Later that evening, Michael witnesses Tomer browsing Atraf for casual encounters. After a tense moment of consideration, Michael passes on a potential hookup, but Tomer invites the other man to join. The visitor, Kobi, arrives, and a charged scene unfolds as Tomer and Kobi begin to have sex while Michael sits apart, ultimately retreating to sleep.
The next morning, Tomer wakes to find Michael preparing to leave, but he persuades him to stay and accept an invitation to dinner with his mother on the nearby Kibbutz. At the table, Tomer’s mother—a single parent who used a sperm bank to have him—asks Michael whether he ever longed to become a father. Michael opens up about the IVF attempt with David and the heartbreak of a baby dying at birth, acknowledging that David’s earlier move toward surrogacy was a second try for their family. Tomer’s mother and Tomer both urge Michael to consider giving fatherhood another chance, and Michael sits with them, contemplative as the family bonds unfold.
That night, Michael helps Tomer tame his wardrobe, teaching him a practical method to fold clothes. Their shared task ends with two mismatched socks—one plain business sock and one black sock speckled with white stars—now worn as sock puppets that the two use to stage a playful, improvised duet. The moment softens their tension, and they fall asleep next to each other, the quiet intimacy lingering as their journey together feels both tentative and hopeful.
The following morning, they share a goodbye meal at the airport. Tomer suggests that Michael would be a wonderful father and encourages him to pursue parenthood again. On the flight home, Michael leaves a voicemail for David, proposing a future dinner at a park they once visited in their youth. The film closes with Tomer reclaiming the stolen bike and riding through the city, a small, steady symbol of resilience and possibility as life moves forward.
