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Even when the so-called Gatekeepers offer up damning testimony against their organization, there's no real threat that they'll ever be held accountable for it.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The New York Times by A.O. Scott
If you need reassurance or grounds for optimism about the Middle East, you will not find it here. What you will find is rare, welcome and almost unbearable clarity.
80
New York Magazine (Vulture) by David Edelstein
The Gatekeepers doesn't play like agitprop. The storytelling is strong, the images stark. The camera roams among multiple monitors showing multiple satellite views while an ambient score works on your nerves.
88
New York Post by Farran Smith Nehme
The filmmaker doesn't speculate about why these men are talking, but he leaves you with an excellent guess.
60
New York Daily News by Joe Neumaier
A fascinating and informative, if sometimes stodgy, documentary about the most secret wing of Israel's anti-espionage unit.
80
You'll be arguing with your friends about the ethics of secrecy and defense for hours; that's what makes these exit interviews so essential. They come late to the spy game, but are welcome regardless.
100
While no film from the narrow perspective of Israeli intelligence could purport to offer a thorough view of the conflict, what makes The Gatekeepers ultimately so compelling is its pervasive sense of moral ambiguity.
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Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
A documentary potent enough to alter how you see the world.
90
Village Voice by Michelle Orange
The existence of The Gatekeepers is its own chief statement. You don't get the sense that it's any easier for these men to question Israel's leadership from the safety of retirement.
100
The Hollywood Reporter by Todd McCarthy
This is one hot, provocative, revelatory and astonishing documentary, one sure to provoke enthralled interest and controversy wherever it is shown worldwide.