LONDON PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER 13-26, 2020

BARBICAN CINEMA ON DEMAND | LPFF Vimeo On Demand

200 Metres
Ameen Nayfeh | 2020 | 85’

13 - 26 November
Barbican Cinema on Demand

Up-and-coming filmmaker Ameen Nayfeh’s first-feature presents the life-threatening absurdities of life along the infamous wall in this feel-good drama that offers a perfect balance of family warmth and political tension.
Mustafa and his wife Salwa live 200 meters apart in villages separated by the wall : Mustafa in the West Bank and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has had an accident and was taken to hospital. Rushing to cross the Israeli checkpoint, Mustafa is denied access through the checkpoint due to a technicality on a technicality. But a father’s love won't give up and he will do anything to reach his son. The journey becomes an odyssey and daily ramification of life under occupation while shining the individual sprit of Mustafa and his family.

This film includes a pre-recorded Q&A with Ameen Nayfeh (Filmmaker) and Kaleem Aftab (Film Critic).