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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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