The film is set in the tense period in the Israel-Palestinian peace process shortly after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Israeli legislative election, 1996 of Benjamin Netanyahu, with the strained relations implied but not explicitly depicted.<ref name="art" /> It is divided into two major sections, all loosely tied together as the story of Suleiman's return to the West Bank and Israel.<ref name=oz>Schwartz, Dennis. [http://www.sover.net/~ozus/chronicleofadisappearance.htm "Chronicle of a Disappearance"]. ''[http://www.sover.net/~ozus/ Ozus' World Movie Reviews]''. Published June 1, 1999. Retrieved August 22, 2009.</ref> The character of Suleiman in the film is described only as 'E.S.'<ref name="adams" /> E.S. returns from a twelve-year exile in New York City and is now in unfamiliar territory.<ref name="art" /><ref name="oz" /> Within the film, no real plot or character development emerges. A series of mostly unconnected scenes take place one after the other in documentary film like fashion. The gradual accumulation of images and dialogue start without conclusion presenting an unsettling kind of feeling, which was meant to convey the quality of life led by Palestinian people given their Palestinian state.<ref name="austin" />
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