200 Meters Odeh Films Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Ameen Nayfeh Writer: Ameen Nayfeh Cast: Ali Suliman, Anna Unterberger, Lana Zreik, Gassan Abbas, Nabil Al Raee, Motaz Malhees, Mahmoud Abu Eita, Samia Bakri Qazmuz Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 5/14/21 Opens: May 19-27, 2021 at the Human […]
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- 11/20/2021
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
“For people living in Palestine, everything is absurd,” says “200 Meters” director Ameen Nayfeh. “Every aspect of our life doesn’t make sense.”
“200 Meters” debuted as part of the Venice Days competition at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Bnl People’s Choice Audience Award. It’s currently playing in the Feature Narrative Competition at the El Gouna Film Festival, where earlier this week, the film’s Palestinian producer May Odeh picked up the Variety Mena Award.
The absurd situation in “200 Meters” is that a Palestinian construction worker Mustafa (Ali Suliman) lives just 200 meters away from his wife Salwa (Lana Zreik) and children. Yet, on the day his son is taken into hospital, he has to travel 200 kilometers to visit. That’s because he has to cross the Israel West Bank Wall that separates their homes, and the work permit allowing him to cross the Green Line has expired.
“200 Meters” debuted as part of the Venice Days competition at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Bnl People’s Choice Audience Award. It’s currently playing in the Feature Narrative Competition at the El Gouna Film Festival, where earlier this week, the film’s Palestinian producer May Odeh picked up the Variety Mena Award.
The absurd situation in “200 Meters” is that a Palestinian construction worker Mustafa (Ali Suliman) lives just 200 meters away from his wife Salwa (Lana Zreik) and children. Yet, on the day his son is taken into hospital, he has to travel 200 kilometers to visit. That’s because he has to cross the Israel West Bank Wall that separates their homes, and the work permit allowing him to cross the Green Line has expired.
- 10/28/2020
- by Kaleem Aftab
- Variety Film + TV
May Odeh, whose first feature film as producer “200 Meters” debuted in the Venice Days Competition of the Venice Film Festival, received the Variety Middle East and North African Region Talent Award at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt Monday in a ceremony presided over by festival director Intishal Al Timimi and festival co-founder and chief of operations Bushra Rozza.
Odeh is the first producer and first female recipient of the award, now in its fourth year. “To get the award from Variety is a huge accomplishment because no one really appreciates the job of the producer,” said Odeh. “So, this prize is also dedicated to all the producers in the Arab world, particularly in Palestine, because it’s a fight, it’s a miracle to make a film.”
The prize is recognition of the seven years of endeavors it took to bring “200 Meters” to the screen. “200 Meters...
Odeh is the first producer and first female recipient of the award, now in its fourth year. “To get the award from Variety is a huge accomplishment because no one really appreciates the job of the producer,” said Odeh. “So, this prize is also dedicated to all the producers in the Arab world, particularly in Palestine, because it’s a fight, it’s a miracle to make a film.”
The prize is recognition of the seven years of endeavors it took to bring “200 Meters” to the screen. “200 Meters...
- 10/27/2020
- by Kaleem Aftab
- Variety Film + TV
One of the pleasures of anticipating an Ali Suliman performance is knowing he’ll bring depth and complexity to every role. His character in “200 Meters,” a father of three taking huge risks to get to his son in the hospital, doesn’t expand his repertoire, but it gives the movie its heart. The film may not always be quite as successful in imbuing all roles with the same kind of unaffected three-dimensionality, but Part family drama, part road movie, the film — which landed the audience prize in Venice Days — works best when drawing out how one man’s story is a reflection of a collective experience, and should find welcoming audiences at festivals and showcases.
Mustafa (Suliman) is a freelance construction worker, a loving husband and father of three, and a man of principles. His wife Salwa (Lana Zreik) lives with their kids in an apartment just inside the wall...
Mustafa (Suliman) is a freelance construction worker, a loving husband and father of three, and a man of principles. His wife Salwa (Lana Zreik) lives with their kids in an apartment just inside the wall...
- 9/12/2020
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
Israel's controversial West Bank barrier is physically at the centre of Ameen Nayfeh's feature debut but it's the emotional toll it takes on those who have to live and work around it that lies at the heart of his humanistic drama. Life, as they say, is complicated, especially for Mustafa (Ali Suliman) and his wife Salwa (Lana Zreik), with him living on the West Bank side of a checkpoint with his mother, while she lives with their three young children - Maryam, Noora and Majd - on the Israeli side. It's so close, just the 200m of the title, that Mustafa and his kids can play a nightly game with their lights - but we will come to learn that, in the wrong set of circumstances, they might as well be living on different sides of the world.
It's clear things aren't in a perfect place between Mustafa and Salwa largely.
It's clear things aren't in a perfect place between Mustafa and Salwa largely.
- 9/8/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Palestinian drama is led by ‘Jack Ryan’ and ‘Paradise Now’ star Ali Suliman.
Rome-based True Colours has secured international sales rights to Palestinian drama 200 Meters, which is set to receive its world premiere in competition at Venice’s Giornate degli Autori.
The feature has also secured distribution in the Middle East, where its release will be handled by Film Clinic Indie Film Distribution, the Egyptian firm run by producer and Cairo International Film Festival head Mohamed Hefzy.
200 Meters marks the feature debut of Palestinian writer-director Ameen Nayfeh, previously best known for his documentary shorts, and will play in the independent...
Rome-based True Colours has secured international sales rights to Palestinian drama 200 Meters, which is set to receive its world premiere in competition at Venice’s Giornate degli Autori.
The feature has also secured distribution in the Middle East, where its release will be handled by Film Clinic Indie Film Distribution, the Egyptian firm run by producer and Cairo International Film Festival head Mohamed Hefzy.
200 Meters marks the feature debut of Palestinian writer-director Ameen Nayfeh, previously best known for his documentary shorts, and will play in the independent...
- 8/6/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Palestinian drama is led by ‘Jack Ryan’ and ‘Paradise Now’ star Ali Suliman.
Rome-based True Colours has secured international sales rights to Palestinian drama 200 Meters, which is set to receive its world premiere in competition at Venice Days.
The feature has also secured distribution in the Middle East, where its release will be handled by Film Clinic Indie Film Distribution, the Egyptian firm run by producer and Cairo International Film Festival head Mohamed Hefzy.
200 Meters marks the feature debut of Palestinian writer-director Ameen Nayfeh, previously best known for his documentary shorts, and will play in the independent sidebar of the...
Rome-based True Colours has secured international sales rights to Palestinian drama 200 Meters, which is set to receive its world premiere in competition at Venice Days.
The feature has also secured distribution in the Middle East, where its release will be handled by Film Clinic Indie Film Distribution, the Egyptian firm run by producer and Cairo International Film Festival head Mohamed Hefzy.
200 Meters marks the feature debut of Palestinian writer-director Ameen Nayfeh, previously best known for his documentary shorts, and will play in the independent sidebar of the...
- 8/6/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
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