PBS POV - The Law in These Parts (2013)

What is legal and what is just? The wide gap between the two is explored meticulously by this Israeli investigation (winner of the Best Documentary Award at the Sundance and Jerusalem Film Festivals) of the legal structure created after the 1967 Six Days War, specifically to treat the West Bank and Gaza Strip as occupied territories. Speaking with some of Israel's most respected lawyers and judges - men who helped to craft and later interpret these laws - filmmaker Ra'anan Alexandrowicz asks tough, pointed questions and gets even tougher answers. He asks his subjects to consider the consequences of their actions in a highly politicized environment. THE LAW IN THESE PARTS takes the position that unjust laws create unjust realities. Laws that everyone admits are not perfect but are the best that can be done under difficult circumstances may result in tragedy for everyone: both the judges and the judged.

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• Sundance 2012 World Cinema Jury Prize Documentary Winner
• Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2012 Best Documentary Feature Film Nominated
• Awards of the Israeli Film Academy 2012 Best Documentary Nominated
• Full Frame 2012 Special Jury Award
• Hotdocs 2012 Special Jury Prize Internation Feature
• Jerusalem Fil Festival 2011 Best Documentary Winner