Uri and Sami

Uri is a great dreamer. On a class trip to the mountains he lies back in a warm, sunny spot and dreams, until he is separated from his class. Uri finds a cave to shelter him from the now-heavy rain, until he can get back to somewhere more civilized. During the stormy night Uri is joined by a strange, withdrawn waif who seems to know better than he how to survive the elements. Sami is an Arab from somewhere nearby. The two boys’ extreme fear slowly subsides as they discover that there is more that unites them than separates them. Their relationship undergoes a decisive shift when the two join forces to evade the soldiers up in the mountains searching for the lost Uri, who wants to stay awhile longer with Sami before he returns home. Their friendship is threatened time and again by the boys’ deep-rooted mistrust but they overcome their prejudice.

When Uri is attacked by a wolf, Sami carries his bleeding friend across the border into an enemy Arab country where his own family nurses Uri back to health.