Checkpoint

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

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Runtime : 24M

Director : Joel Novoa

Synopsis

"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.

Actors

Nick Greene
Nick Greene
Yaniv Greenblatt
Ari Frenkel
Ari Frenkel
David Melamed
Sharon Ben Tovim
Sharon Ben Tovim
Dana Hurtzler
Alexander Kaminer
Alexander Kaminer
Moshe Hamish
Dove Meir
Dove Meir
Boaz Krantz
Naomi Cohen
Naomi Cohen
Dalit Banmaman-Vainberg
Ayman Samman
Ayman Samman
Khalil Haddad
Yousif Alshekh
Yousif Alshekh
Mohammed Haddad
Tahor Graves
Tahor Graves
Avi Greenblatt
Elad Ziv
Elad Ziv
Iftaj Weissman
Maz Siam
Maz Siam
Daoud Suleiman

Crews

Joel Novoa
Joel Novoa
Director
Joel Novoa
Joel Novoa
Writer
Frederic J.A. Richter
Frederic J.A. Richter
Writer
Jonas Sacks
Jonas Sacks
Cinematography
Xue Yin
Xue Yin
Editor
Ashley Hasenyager
Ashley Hasenyager
Production Design