Every month Michal immerses in a Mikveh as part of the religious ritual before she and her husband can resume marital relations. When the long-awaited night arrives, nothing happens between the two. Her husband's absence, as well as the deterioration in the intimacy between them, makes her suspect on her husband's true identity. LONGING portrays a human portrait of an introverted woman, who is losing her female image and is burning in her own desires.