It is the beginning of 1948. A decisive conflict between the Jews and Palestinians is approaching. The old cargo ship Kedma is heading for the shore, laden with hundreds of Jews from all corners of Europe. They survived the war in ghettos, they fled the transports and they want at any cost to escape from Europe to the “Promised Land”. On the beach, awaiting the arrival of the boat, is Mussa, commander of Palmach, an underground semi-military Jewish organisation, and also British soldiers whose task is to capture the Jewish immigrants and send them back. After a bloody gun battle, some of the Kedma refugees take off into the nearby mountains. A fearful journey follows during which the refugees join up with a convoy heading for besieged Jerusalem. They acquire some weaponry and take part in an attack on an Arab village whose defenders have formed a roadblock. Many of the refugees, who had hoped to find a new home in Palestine after their terrible war experiences, die in the crossfire. Nevertheless, they succeed in getting through and the convoy, with its supplies, is able to continue on its way to Jerusalem.