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200 Meters

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Mustafa, a Palestinian construction worker, lives 200 meters away from his wife Salwa and their children in villages separated by the Israeli border wall. Though his family are all Israeli citizens, Mustafa refuses to obtain a permit to live with them. Unwilling to succumb to what he believes are unjust laws, he instead uses his work permit to visit daily. However, one day he gets a call every parent dreads: his son has been injured and brought to the hospital. Rushing to cross the Israeli checkpoint, Mustafa is denied on a technicality. Stopping at nothing to reach his child, a 200 meter distance becomes a 200 kilometer odyssey, as the increasingly desperate Mustafa attempts to smuggle himself to the other side of the wall. Featuring a magnetic central performance by Ali Suliman, Ameen Nayfeh's debut feature film expertly casts "one man's story as a reflection of a collective experience" (Variety) while maintaining the tender family drama at its core.

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Personal and poignant, 200 Meters is a powerfully acted drama that suggests a promising future for first-time feature filmmaker Ameen Nayfeh.

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 12/09/2022
Nayfeh scores some sharp political points in “200 Meters,” taking viewers through Mustafa’s increasingly nightmarish odyssey... Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 10/09/2020
A superb central performance from Ali Suliman as Mustafa is at the heart of this impressive first feature, which persausively captures the grinding indignities of day to day Palestinian life. Go to Full Review Jay Weissberg Variety 09/14/2020
Debuting writer-director Ameen Nayfeh's depiction of the shameful hurdles Palestinians must overcome in their daily lives rings true even when the script falters. Go to Full Review Ally Ham Video Librarian Magazine 10/08/2024
Mustafa's journey in an unoccupied country would only have involved a simple drive–and, in a perfect world, would never have needed to be told. As it is, however, Ameen Nayfeh’s 200 Meters is a necessary, uncontrived, and moving Palestinian film drama. Go to Full Review Rory Doherty InSession Film 06/13/2024
3/5
For a first feature, Nayfeh has made a film that is both entertaining and impactful, with a focus that is both broad and personal. Go to Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site 01/15/2023
4/4
200 Meters is the first (and an impressive) feature written and directed by Palestinian-Jordanian Ameen Nayfeh (born 1988). The fiction film ... depicts the relentless cruelty of the Israeli government’s policies toward the Palestinians Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/09/2022 A pragmatic drama film done in humoristic and sometimes naïve way.no need to get to know the political part of it in order to understand how difficult being occupied is.excellent acting by Ali Suliman that covers the rest of the cast. Fatherhood or parenthood has no boundaries. See more 05/11/2021 One of the best movies i have seen in my life See more Read all reviews
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Ameen Nayfeh

Director

Ali Suliman

Mustafa

Anna Unterberger

Anne

Lana Zreik

Salwa

Gassan Abbas

Abu Nidal

Nabil Al Raee

Nader

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Synopsis Mustafa, a Palestinian construction worker, lives 200 meters away from his wife Salwa and their children in villages separated by the Israeli border wall. Though his family are all Israeli citizens, Mustafa refuses to obtain a permit to live with them. Unwilling to succumb to what he believes are unjust laws, he instead uses his work permit to visit daily. However, one day he gets a call every parent dreads: his son has been injured and brought to the hospital. Rushing to cross the Israeli checkpoint, Mustafa is denied on a technicality. Stopping at nothing to reach his child, a 200 meter distance becomes a 200 kilometer odyssey, as the increasingly desperate Mustafa attempts to smuggle himself to the other side of the wall. Featuring a magnetic central performance by Ali Suliman, Ameen Nayfeh's debut feature film expertly casts "one man's story as a reflection of a collective experience" (Variety) while maintaining the tender family drama at its core.
Director
Ameen Nayfeh
Producer
May Odeh
Screenwriter
Ameen Nayfeh
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Film i Skåne, Odeh Films, MeMo Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 2022, Limited
Runtime
1h 36m