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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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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA refreshingly candid and controversial documentary where former heads of Israel's security agency explain their take on the war against terrorism and express their criticism of the nation as a police state. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt"The Gatekeepers" achieves something rare: It is riveting because of both its intellectual rigor and its filmmaking vigor. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellA monolith crumbles in The Gatekeepers, and it's a sight to inspire awe. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaIf vigilance and preemption, recompense and retaliation is not enough, the film asks, then what is? |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)"The Gatekeepers" achieves something rare: It is riveting because of both its intellectual rigor and its filmmaking vigor. |
| The ListPaul GallagherThis is a film that leaves a knot in the stomach, and no easy solutions as to how to get rid of it. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayA sobering but welcome dose of honesty regarding issues and events that have otherwise been shrouded in secrecy and overheated rhetoric. |
| Empire MagazineDavid HughesInsightful, revelatory and profound, Moreh's Oscar-nominated documentary combines riveting interviews, archive footage and - yes - state-of-the-art photographic effects to offer a unique perspective on the Israel-Palestine issue. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThis is a great and necessary document in support of a two-state solution. Even those who don't believe in such a solution may find their minds changed by The Gatekeepers. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesOmer MozaffarThe film makes explicit and implicit endorsements. The strategy of vengeance and overkill is ineffective and leads Israel to horrific behavior described only through metaphor. |