Louisville Jewish Film Festival: 200 Meters

Italy, Jordan, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Sweden
97 minutes

A Palestinian father embarks on a perilous journey to reach his hospitalized son in this tense yet tender family drama about the human toll of oppression. Due to economics, construction worker Mustafa and his wife live separated by the West Bank wall. After his son has an accident, Mustafa is denied access at an Israeli checkpoint due to a bureaucratic technicality, forcing him to hire a driver to smuggle him to the other side. Thrown in with a motley crew of strangers, desperate Mustafa must surmount myriad hurdles and indignities to be at his child’s bedside.                                                                                                     

Jordan’s submission for Best International Feature Film Oscar. Winner Human Rights Jury Prize at Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Winner of Audience Prize at Venice Film Festival.