About the Oranges

A man arrives late for a job interview. 35 days late. He falteringly begins his job interview. He believes he has the ideal credentials for the job of persuading Jews to emigrate to Israel: he is in love with Israel, and he has a great sense of humor. At the same time, he must also explain why he is so late. As he begins the interview, he betrays signs of a terrible breakdown. Always talking of the romance of Israel, it is clear he is nursing a terrible wound. He has been deeply and dreadfully involved in a suicide bombing, and attempts to make sense of the events that led a Palestinian baker to suicide terror, a man to try to save a murderer, and a father to lose a daughter. Tragically, excruciatingly, in a desperate attempt to gain perspective and escape his daily nightmares, the man tries — and fails — to make us laugh.