2012 · politics · interview · intelligence
The Gatekeepers
Directed by Dror Moreh1h 41m2012
In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means.
Our read: The Gatekeepers (2012) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded politics · interview · intelligence entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured politics / interview, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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