Palestine, 1947. Zionists are fighting to create a Jewish state in Palestine during the British Mandate. When the British capture a Zionist and sentence him to death, members of his troop decide to hold a British soldier hostage in an attempt to save their comrade. As they wait for word overnight, they know they will have to kill the man if their friend is hanged.

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Based on the novel by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Elie Wiesel, this movie by Romed Wyder has intentions that are just as noble. It questions once more the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of a young Zionist (Swiss actor Joel Basman) whose views are not as extreme as those of the others. But intentions do not make a film and Dawn risks nothing, is without suspense or even cinematic nature. Theatrical in a bad way, the movie has a hard time sparking emotions even with its potentially passionate subject matter, in the end being more boring than effective.