Un documental en el que se entrevista a todos los antiguos jefes supervivientes del Shin Bet, la agencia de seguridad israelí cuyas actividades y miembros son secretos de Estado.Un documental en el que se entrevista a todos los antiguos jefes supervivientes del Shin Bet, la agencia de seguridad israelí cuyas actividades y miembros son secretos de Estado.Un documental en el que se entrevista a todos los antiguos jefes supervivientes del Shin Bet, la agencia de seguridad israelí cuyas actividades y miembros son secretos de Estado.
- Nominado a 1 premio Óscar
- 7 premios ganados y 12 nominaciones en total
Opiniones destacadas
If the Arab-Israeli conflict interests you, then take a close look at The Gatekeepers, a first-rate documentary about Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency primarily responsible for Israel's complicated relationship with Palestine, for both good and bad.
Director Dror Moreh has the six former heads of the agency speak as candidly as is possible for men were cautious in the extreme about safety and negotiation, causing death, destruction, and reconstruction to people who just can't seem to settle their differences.
As a one-time head avers in the quote above, for the leaders of the agency, founded in 1949 immediately after Israel declared its independence, the decisions of Shin Bet most often depended on the tactic rather than the strategy. Such a mode led to the Bus 300 affair in 1984 with Israeli operatives beating two Arab bus hijackers to death upon orders from Avaraham Shalom, head of the agency at that time. The decision, according to him, was a matter of not having to deal with the terrorists in arrest. And you thought drones were cold.
Ruthless and efficient as Shin Bet is, it couldn't stop Israeli Prime Minister Yitzah Rabin's assassination in 1995, even when it knew the identity of the assassin beforehand. Yet the documentary's thrust, ruled as it is by seasoned intelligence officers who lack self-recrimination, is that the agency did what it had to do and was on the whole successful protecting Israel.
As the film moves toward its end and the elderly leaders ruminate, one states he has moved toward the left in his old age, suggesting that decisions to accept collateral damage to civilians were necessary but regrettable. As I watch in fascination, I could only think how nice to be able to live with oneself and shift on the political spectrum with barely a scratch.
The Gatekeepers, deservedly nominated for a 2012 Oscar, does what a good doc should do—lets the subjects talk for themselves and thereby cleanly exalt and exonerate themselves without directorial intrusion (except in the editing room, of course).
Closer to the truth of the occupation's collateral damage, Shalom evaluates himself and his fellow leaders: "We have become cruel to ourselves but mainly to the occupation."
I am sure there will be people on the opposite side of the fence that will still see it as propaganda. And perhaps that is understandable given how much blood has been shed in that region of the world and just how contentious the issues are. But I for one found the perspectives honest, chilling and with a glimmer of hope that things can be better in the future.
Highly recommended.
The documentary is clear and easy to understand. The supporting film clips are well selected and the editing is excellent. Don't expect to leave feeling good, no matter what your political point of view.
¿Sabías que…?
- TriviaIn an interview at a film festival Dror Moreh indicated that he would like a 5-part TV series in order to show the rest of the footage.
- ErroresIn the opening scene, the coordinates on satellite or UAV video feed are either in the East Pacific or the West Pacific depending on whether one takes the longitude to be East or West respectively.
- Citas
Avraham Shalom: Gradually there was an increase... To put it cynically, luckily for us, terrorism increased. Why do I say that? Because now we had work and we stopped dealing with the Palestinian state. Understood? As soon as we stopped dealing with the Palestinian state and started dealing with terrorism, terror became more sophisticated. So did we. Suddenly we had a lot of work in Gaza and the West Bank, and overseas, too, so we forgot about the Palestinian issue.
- ConexionesFeatured in Maltin on Movies: Warm Bodies (2013)
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Detalles
Taquilla
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 2,415,727
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 61,552
- 3 feb 2013
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 2,573,616
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 41 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.85 : 1