Underskog

Checkpoint (Machssomim) is a 2003 documentary by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir, showing the everyday interaction between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians at several of the region’s Israeli Defence Forces’ checkpoints. This award-winning, contoversial film is shot in cinéma vérité-style with no narration, but offers a fly-on-the-wall perspective of everyday situations at the border.

From a review at Eye for film: “This could be a laid back Palestinian exposé of what is happening at the checkpoints, except – and here is the double-whammy – it is made by an Israeli, with Israeli funding. The film has been promoted by the Israelis in cinemas, but also by the Palestinians. What is perhaps even more surprising is that it is now being used by the Israeli forces as training material for their guards.”