
Aprisonwithonemillioninmates.That'showthepeopleoftheGazaStripregardtheirland.Gazaisanareaof288squarekilometerssurroundedbyanelectricfence.Lackingnaturalresourcesandbeingoneofthepoorestplacesonearth--GazaisdependentonitstieswithIsrael--itsenemy.MadebyanIsraeliandPalestiniancrew,CLOSE,CLOSED,CLOSUREshowsthenerve-rackingprocessofgettingpeopleinandout,andthegrowingfrustrationanddeprivationofthelocalpopulation,amongstthereasonsforthe"secondintifada"andthepresent-daybloodbath.ThefilmalsopresentsthedifferentIsraelistandpoints--rightwingerswhoconsidertheoccupationlegitimate,anddoveswhoarewillingtogiveuptheoccupiedterritoriesaspartofapeacetreaty.QuestionsraisedbythedirectorareinterspersedwithcommentsfromPalestiniansandconfrontationsbetweensettlersandIsraelipacifists.Thefilmasks:Inthisneverendingconflict,wherethespilledbloodmakeseverystoneasymbol--whereeveryimageisfraughtwithmeaning--isitpossibletoseeandhearthingsastheyare?