Checkpoint

Checkpoint

2003 · 80 min · ★ 7.1 · Documentary

Documentary filmmaker Yoav Shamir's depiction of the checkpoints that the Israel Defense Forces man in the Palestinian Authority.

Directed by Yoav Shamir

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