200 Meters (film)

200 Meters (200 متر) is a 2020 Jordanian-Palestinian adventure drama film written and directed by Ameen Nayfeh in his feature-length debut. The film premiered in the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 9 September 2020, where it won the BNL People's Choice Audience Award. It was selected as the Jordanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It won the IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at 51st International Film Festival of India in January 2021.

Plot
The film revolves around a family in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm, separated by the Israeli wall, and the efforts of the father who tries to visit his son on the other side of the wall.

Cast

 * Ali Suliman as Mustafa
 * Anna Unterberger as Anne
 * Motaz Malhees as Kifah

Production
The film was shot in Tulkarm in the West Bank in 2019.

Release
200 Meters had its world premiere in the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 9 September 2020. It was screened at the El Gouna Film Festival in October 2020 and at 51st International Film Festival of India under ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal in January 2021. It had an international release on 9 June 2021 and a limited release in USA by Film Movement on 18 November 2022. It was released on VOD by Film Movement Video on 6 December 2022.

Box office
200 Meters grossed $76,670 in France and Italy.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating, with an average score of 7.5/10, based on 20 reviews.