Knowing next to nothing about Shin Bet and the reality of the Israeli security complex, we decided to take a punt on this documentary simply because it promised straight talking from the horses' mouths. With unprecedented access to a half-dozen or so of Shin Bet's recent heads of operation, The Gatekeepers asks some confronting, impolitic questions about the political, moral, practical and philosophical realities of the Israel-Palestinian situation as it stands. These are hard, hard men who've looked down the barrel, year in, year out, and what they have to say was not what we expected from instruments of a pretty fucking ruthless intelligence machine. Good production values, a brisk pace and a largely impartial, humanist, few-holds-barred approach make this essential viewing for anyone with a brain and a social conscience. It was an Oscar nominee.
We found it on iTunes, so you probably can too. Primo.
We found it on iTunes, so you probably can too. Primo.
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