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The Gatekeepers

The Gatekeepers

20126.91h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by Dror Moreh
Written by Oron Adar
Produced by Estelle Fialon, Philippa Kowarsky, Dror Moreh
Box Office0Revenue: $2.6M

Top Cast

Ami Ayalon

Ami Ayalon

Self

A

Avraham Shalom

Self

Y

Yaakov Peri

Self

C

Carmi Gillon

Self

A

Avi Dichter

Self

Y

Yuval Diskin

Self

Themes & Keywords

israelpalestinian-israeli conflictarmyinterviewlebanon warintelligence agencyterrorismshin bethamas terrorist grouphistorical documentary

About The Gatekeepers

The Gatekeepers is a documentary, history, war film released in 2012 exploring themes of israel, palestinian-israeli conflict, army, interview, lebanon war, intelligence agency. Directed by Dror Moreh, it stars Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Yaakov Peri. 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.

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