The Stranger

Winner of the jury prize for world cinema documentary at Sundance, the fascinating The Law in These Parts tracks the development of military law in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The film consists largely of interviews with former Israeli Defense Force prosecutors and judges, and if you’re up for watching lawyers talking in subtitled Hebrew for 100 minutes, you should see it. I mean, who knew the peace-obstructing West Bank settlements were made possible via a weird reach into Ottoman law? Fascinating. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, nwfilmforum.org, 5, 7, and 9 pm, $10) by Goldy

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