Noam Kaplan: PATRICK MAPOY, an 18 y/o Israeli-Filipino, is on an opposite track. He yearns to serve and protect his country, but does his country yearn for him? Which is his country anyway? Born to a Philippine mother he feels like an Israeli as he jogs the streets of the migrants’ quarter every morning in preparation for military service. He needs to convince the authorities that he is an Israeli, he needs to prove to them that he belongs, he needs to change the rules. Patrick manages to prove his “Israeliness” and gets his ass kicked at boot camp. But, he is an Israeli citizen, setting a precedent for others to come.
