A grief-stricken rabbi recollects life in his home country, only to find that tragedy has followed him to his new life

Betrayal, brutality and heartbreak lead a rabbi to a new life in the UK, where a shocking coincidence sparks intense reactions. Flashbacks of past Passover Seder nights reveal tragedy and sorrow, while in the present we see the hardship of poor immigrants in Britain. Taking its title from the 'Four Sons' passage of the Passover Haggadah text, this beautifully evocative amateur film offers a glimpse into the sensibility of Yiddish melodrama.

In a Hebrew class, an old Rabbi teaches young boys. The boys in the back of the room are shooting paper pellets, with catapults, at a new boy who is bullied. One pellet hits the Rabbi who turns and blames the bullied child. As he raises his hand to hit the boy, he looks into the childs face... Flashback to Russia c.1900. Jewish boy with a non-Jewish girl (frowned upon in those days). Cut to shot of Rabbi on Seder night (first night of Passover). The son comes in late: "Where have you been", "To the synagogue" replies the boy. "You Liar". A quarrell ensues, ending with the son hitting his father with a bottle.
One year on - Seder night again and the eldest son is missing from the table. Cossacks enter and kill the Rabbi's wife and other son, and kidnap his daughter. The rabbi emigrates to England and finds work as a teacher. The bullied boy turns out to be the Rabbi's grandson. The 'wicked son' also emigrated to England and insisted his son should learn about his roots. The Rabbi and 'wicked son' are reunited when he picks the boy up from class.