Checkpoint

Story

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.

Director

Joel Novoa

Writers

Joel Novoa, Frederic J.A. Richter

Language

English

Country

Israel

Release date

30 May 2013

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Nick Greene

  Yaniv Greenblatt

• 

  Ari Frenkel

  David Melamed

• Sharon Ben Tovim

  Dana Hurtzler

• Alexander Kaminer

  Moshe Hamish

• 

  Dove Meir

  Boaz Krantz

• 

  Naomi Cohen

  Dalit Banmaman-Vainberg

• 

  Ayman Samman

  Khalil Haddad

• Yousif Alshekh

  Mohammed Haddad

• Tahor Graves

  Avi Greenblatt

• Elad Ziv

  Iftaj Weissman

• 

  Maz Siam

  Daoud Suleiman