Megiddo

Megiddo is the largest prison in Israel where Palestinian terrorists are incarcerated. Personnel of the detention facility not only have to work with prisoners who made attempts to murder their peaceful co-citizens, but also to communicate with them well so that the prisoners won’t riot. Authors of the picture filmed the details of everyday life of the detainees – from making food to praying, and from exercising to looking through personal photo albums – but they also had the courage to briefly interview leaders of Hamas, Fatah and other militant groups. Some of the political prisoners confessed that their crimes could guarantee them several life sentences.

The film contrasts the differences in the mindset of two peoples. When Israeli military servicemen honour the memory of soldiers killed in action, Palestinians look at the photographs, which are broadcast in their cells, with suspicion. That very same wary glance is something that the guards acquire when the Muslims gather for prayer and study Allah's Divine Law.

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