Character Relationship Map: Bordering on Bad Behavior

Characters

• Bob (played by Tom Sizemore) — protagonist

  Bob is an American soldier and a middle-aged political science enthusiast recruited by Israel to teach new equipment. With only one day left in his assignment before he is due to leave for Dubai, he b...

• Baz (played by Bernard Curry) — supporting

  Baz is a member of the Australian army who is visiting family in Lebanon. After dark, he ends up on the wrong side of the border and becomes trapped at a secret remote communications base with Bob and...

• Ari (played by Oz Zehavi) — supporting

  Ari is an angry, hot-tempered European Jew whom Bob is assigned to train on new equipment. He seeks vengeance after his family is tragically lost in an explosion on the streets of Tel Aviv. Trapped at...

• Jewels (played by Kym Jackson) — supporting

  Jewels is Bob's Jewish wife, whom he describes while explaining what matters to him. Bob invokes their relationship as part of his belief that people should be judged by their actions rather than by t...

• Anna's Son (played by Scot Cooper) — supporting
• Anna's Daughter (played by Danieyella Rodin) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Anna's Son → Anna's Daughter (son)
• Bob → Jewels (Family Husband And Wife) — Bob's description of Jewels and their marriage informs his argument for judging people by their behavior rather than their faith.

  Bob describes his Jewish wife, Jewels, while explaining that people should be judged by their actions rather than their religion.

• Bob → Ari (Professional Assigned Trainer And Trainee) — Their training relationship becomes the setting for a heated argument about identity, religion, and belonging, followed by attempts at conversation.

  The character profile says Bob was recruited to teach new equipment and that Ari is the soldier Bob is assigned to train.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Baz → Ari (Alliance Trapped Allies) — Their shared predicament requires cooperation, although the supplied plot account does not describe a specific direct exchange between them.

  The character profiles say Baz and Ari become trapped with Bob at a remote communications base and must cooperate with him through their differences.

• Bob → Baz (Alliance Trapped Allies) — Bob and Baz are caught in the same dangerous situation and must cooperate despite their different backgrounds.

  Bob's profile says he becomes trapped at a remote communications base with Baz and Ari, and that the three must work together to find common ground.

Story Analysis

A tense confrontation over national and religious identity gives way to tentative conversation, personal disclosures, and an unresolved ending in the supplied account.

Plot Progression

1. A Frayed Escort — Baz and Sergeant Smith are assigned to escort a visiting Defense Minister. Budget cuts leave their equipment inadequate, and unreliable transport alarms the minister.
2. A Clash of Belonging — Bob and Ari confront each other with guns, accusations, and competing claims about power and belonging. Their argument expands into disputes over national and religious histories.
3. Identity Under Fire — The mention of Anna Rosenberg prompts Bob to challenge judgment based on Arab identity. The dispute becomes personal as both men accuse each other of prejudice and debate Jewish identity and ancestry.
4. A Fragile Fellowship — Bob imagines a speech calling for kindness across backgrounds, and the men move into jokes and a proposed boxing match. A shared meal recalls interfaith fellowship, though old religious insults remain...
5. Confessions Without Closure — The men pray and disclose personal convictions, including Bob's description of Jewels and an account of love and a marriage vow whose speaker is not identified in the supplied summary. Ari begins desc...