The Gatekeepers

2012
PG-13
1h 41m

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7.6/10

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A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

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A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

Director
- Dror Moreh
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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Dror Moreh
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 12 nominations total

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The Gatekeepers: Bomb Plot On The Dome Of The Rock

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The Gatekeepers: Bomb Plot On The Dome Of The Rock

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The Gatekeepers: Identifier Technique

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The Gatekeepers: People Expect A Decision

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The Gatekeepers: Execution

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Avraham Shalom

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Avi Dichter

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Yaakov Peri

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Trivia
In 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.

Goofs
In 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.

Quotes
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.

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Featured review

9/10

Honest Documentary

I was kind of surprised by the candid nature of The Gatekeepers. I was expecting it to be tainted with political correctness or even overt propaganda, given its sensitive subject matter. But instead, all the former heads of Shin Bet seemed genuine to me - admitting to as many embarrassing exploits as heroic ones.

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.