Checkpoint (2003)

Original title

מחסומים

Directed by

Yoav Shamir

Genre

documentary film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

U

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows daily interactions between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians at military checkpoints in the region. It documents the procedures and tensions that arise during these encounters.

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What happens

Checkpoint (original title: Machssomim) is a 2003 documentary film by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir, showing the everyday interaction between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians at several of the region's Israel Defense Forces checkpoints. The film won five awards at various film festivals, including Best International Documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, best feature-length documentary at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and the Golden Gate Award for Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Although the film was generally well received, the depictions of the check points were controversial and provoked strong reactions. The film was produced with the support of The New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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