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The Act of Killing
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A formally daring confrontation with perpetrators of political violence, matching The Gatekeepers' unnerving interest in memory, impunity, and the moral distortions created by power.
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01 / THE STORY
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Six former heads of Israel's secret service agency, the Shin Bet, discuss their organization's successes and failures since the Six Day War in 1967, from their individual perspectives.
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