Growing up in times of conflict - 13-year old Palestinian girls Wafaa and Raneen from two different Westbank villages are faced with the option of going on a one-day trip to the beach in Israel. Although they live only a few kilometers away, they have both never been to the sea. Israeli peace activists organize a day at the beach in Tel Aviv for Palestinian women and children, to let them exchange the view on the Wall against the horizon. One summer morning, Wafaa is preparing for the journey and imagining pretty people in Israel, while Raneen is playing freedom fighter with her friends. Her village is in constant conflict with the Israeli soldiers and for her and her parents it is out of the question to spend a beach day with the "others". Is the day by the sea a one-day utopia? Or a possible future?—Clara Trischler

For Wafaa and Raneen the sea is just 40 kilometers away from their house in the West Bank, but the two 12 year old girls don't have permits to cross the border into Israel. This changes when a group of peace activists orga- nize a day trip to the coast of Tel Aviv. Wafaa is excited about her first visit to Israel, a country she has only ever heard stories about. Raneen, however, will not accompany her, as she has often experienced violent clashes between Israeli soldiers and people from her village. She refuses to accept an invitation from anybody occupying her family's country. Despite such skeptical voices, the packed coach travels over the border to the beach, and the Palestinian guests are soon splashing around in the cool water with their Israeli hosts. Meanwhile, with only a view over the huge wall to Israel, Raneen starts protesting in her village. With this film, documentary filmmaker Clara Trischler not only presents the problems of the Israeli settlement policy from a new and unusual perspective, but also highlights the contrast of pro-Palestinian projects. This is a story about the magic of first times, about borders, freedom and coexistence.