După 20 de ani, Elimelech și soția sa, Shifra, își redescoperă dragostea unul pentru celălalt, în timp ce caută acordul de căsătorie necesar pentru nunta lui Ayala, fiica lor.
Menachem Golan claims that he was Ephraim Kishon's first and only choice to direct a film version of Kishon's locally beloved stage comedy THE MARRIAGE AGREEMENT. But Kishon did not live to supervise the adaptation, and although the play ran long and was successfully revived, the film never saw a second week at the movie houses.