Once upon a time in a small land by the seashore, a baby was born. Eight days after the birth, the Baby's parents celebrated in a mysterious ancient ceremony…
A thorough investigation of the tradition and implications of circumcision under the humorous pretext of the director looking for his missing piece.

One of the grandfathers keeps the newborn firmly in his arms, as the bearded man bends over the baby and cut, with a small sharp knife, a tiny little piece of the baby's body. Time goes by and the boy became a young man that dreams of seeing the world. He travels over the seas where he meets a beautiful man. The two fall in love and get married. On the wedding night, after the last guest has left, the young man finds out with great astonishment that his loved one, unlike him, is complete. The young man remembers suddenly the ancient ritual. And thinks about his fatherland and can not get any sleep. The following morning, the decision falls: he has to go on a quest for his missing piece.

'The Missing Piece' floats as a subject so sensitive that to question it has been a taboo in Jewish and Muslim societies for thousand years. A uniquely personal voyage, this film tracks the history of circumcision, from its early inception right up to contemporary attitudes towards it in Israel today. Whilst following the trail of this delicate ritual, the film preserves a tone both comic yet mysterious as it attempts to solve an intensely personal mystery.

DocAviv (comp.), Montreal, Los Angeles (comp.), Palm Springs, London, Tallinn, Leeds, New York, Torino (Winner Special Award), Toronto, Austin, Indianapolis International, Toronto, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Austin, Brasil, Brno, UK Jewish