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202638 minPG-13documentary

Into the Darkness

202638 minPG-13documentary

Allegations of systematic torture against Palestinians in Israeli prisons are examined through firsthand testimonies of former detainees detailing abuse and neglect.

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Allegations of systematic torture against Palestinians in Israeli prisons are examined through firsthand testimonies of former detainees detailing abuse and neglect.

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Into the Darkness investigates allegations that torture is used systematically against Palestinians held in the Israeli prison system and military detention facilities. Through powerful firsthand testimony, former detainees recount beatings, starvation, sexual violence, medical neglect and psychological abuse.

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