“Persuasively captures the grinding indignities of day-to-day Palestinian life.”
–Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
“A searing tale of family and identity.”
–James Nash, The Independent
“Mixes thriller-like tension with deeply-felt sympathy.”
–Adam Sweeting, The Arts Desk
“Ali Suliman is an incredible screen presence.”
–Jack Cameron, One Room with a View
WITH HIS INJURED SON IN AN ISRAELI HOSPITAL,
A PALESTINIAN FATHER IS DENIED BORDER ENTRY AND
TAKES MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS IN A POIGNANT FILM BALANCING FAMILY DRAMA WITH FRENETIC THRILLS
200 METERS
Street Date: January 10, 2023
DVD/Digital: $29.95
An Official Selection at the Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori, Director Ameen Nayfeh’s Feature Film Debut Includes Audio Commentary
and “The Crossing” a Bonus Short Film from Nayfeh
SYNOPSIS
Mustafa, a Palestinian construction worker, lives in a West Bank home a mere 200 meters away from his wife and children, on the other side of the Israeli border wall. Though eligible for an Israeli ID, Mustafa sacrifices living with his family in resistance to what he believes are unjust laws enforced by the occupying Israeli government, so he instead uses his work permit to visit daily. The arrangement is functional, until one day Mustafa gets a call every parent dreads: his son has been seriously injured and brought to an Israeli hospital. Rushing to cross the border 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 mesmerizing central performance by Ali Suliman (PARADISE NOW, JACK RYAN), 200 METERS “persuasively captures the grinding indignities of day to day Palestinian life” (Screen Daily) in an impressive feature debut by writer/director Ameen Neyfeh that expertly balances tender family drama and frenetic political thriller.
BONUS FEATURES
- Audio Commentary with director Ameen Nayfeh
- Bonus Short Film — The Crossing (Directed by Ameen Nayfeh | Palestine | Arabic with English subtitles | 10 minutes) — Three siblings anxious to visit their ailing grandfather on the other side of the Palestine-Israel border encounter difficulties at the checkpoint.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: DVD/Digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Running Time: 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Widescreen
Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Language: Arabic, Hebrew and English with English Subtitles
