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Checkpoint

Checkpoint

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

2013 24m

"Machsom", the Hebrew word for "Checkpoint", tells the story of Yaniv Greenblatt, a barely 19 Israeli soldier stationed at one of the most dangerous such checkpoints along the West Bank. He would like to be a pacifist and struggles to be fair to the Palestinians, but has to contend with the prying eyes of his superiors. The problems Yaniv faces at home are no easier. His mother is a wheelchair bound hard-right-winger due to the same terrorist attack that killed her husband. The story centers on Yaniv's relationship with his younger brother, Avi, who attends one of the few mixed Jewish-Arab schools in Israel, and builds towards an incident at the checkpoint that challenges all involved to reconsider their previous resolve.

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"Machsom", the Hebrew word for "Checkpoint", tells the story of Yaniv Greenblatt, a barely 19 Israeli soldier stationed at one of the most dangerous such checkpoints along the West Bank. He would like to be a pacifist and struggles to be fair to the Palestinians, but has to contend with the prying eyes of his superiors. The problems Yaniv faces at home are no easier. His mother is a wheelchair bound hard-right-winger due to the same terrorist attack that killed her husband. The story centers on Yaniv's relationship with his younger brother, Avi, who attends one of the few mixed Jewish-Arab schools in Israel, and builds towards an incident at the checkpoint that challenges all involved to reconsider their previous resolve.

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Joel NovoaDirectorFrederic J.A. RichterWriter

Cast

Nick GreeneNick GreeneYaniv Greenblatt
Ari FrenkelAri FrenkelDavid Melamed
Sharon Ben TovimDana Hurtzler
Alexander KaminerMoshe Hamish
Dove MeirDove MeirBoaz Krantz
Naomi CohenNaomi CohenDalit Banmaman-Vainberg
Ayman SammanAyman SammanKhalil Haddad
Yousif AlshekhMohammed Haddad
Tahor GravesAvi Greenblatt
Elad ZivIftaj Weissman
Maz SiamMaz SiamDaoud Suleiman

Director

Joel Novoa

Writers

Joel Novoa, Frederic J.A. Richter

Release date

30 May 2013

Runtime

24m

Language

Hebrew

Country

Israel

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