State of Affairs

What does it mean to grow up in a country that forces you to become a soldier? Innocence portrays the tragedy of Israeli children who resisted to be enlisted in the army but capitulated. Their stories were never told as they died during their service. Through a narration based on their haunting diaries, the film depicts their inner turmoil. It interweaves first-hand military images, key moments from childhood until enlistment and home videos of the deceased soldiers whose stories are silenced and seen as a national threat. The film is an exploration of a culture and system that breaks down free will, and shows if you cannot or will not comply with the demands of it, and if you are not willing to carry the consequences of objection, then death can become the only alternative.