Checkpoint (2003)
מחסומים
Documentary filmmaker Yoav Shamir's depiction of the checkpoints that the Israel Defense Forces man in the Palestinian Authority.
- Date of release
- 2003-11-23
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Yoav Shamir
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Checkpoint 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.
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