When an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs, the men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early 80s.

In an attempt to discover the truth about that time and about himself, Ari decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. As Ari delves deeper, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images...