32 Meters
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| Directed by | Morteza Atabaki |
| Screenplay by | Morteza Atabaki |
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| Edited by | Morteza Atabaki |
Production company | Road Pictures |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
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| Language | Turkish |
32 Meters is a 2025 documentary film written and directed by Morteza Atabaki. A co-production between Turkey, Iran and Qatar, the film follows a group of women in a village in Anatolia, who want to take part in a shooting competition alongside the men.
The film had its world premiere in the Luminous section at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on 14 November 2025.[1]
It will hold its Regional Premiere at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival on 19 August 2026, screening in the Competition Programme – Documentary Film 2026, and competing for the Heart of Sarajevo award.[2]
Summary
A village in southern Turkey has a long tradition of making rifles, and guns are part of daily life. Even so, the village is peaceful and has almost no violent crime. Halime, a fifty-year-old woman, stands out because she competes in a shooting sport usually dominated by men and refuses to accept the limits placed on her by local customs. When she starts teaching other women and dreams of forming a women's shooting team, 32 Meters shows how she tries to change ideas about power, respect, and who gets to shape their own story in a strongly male controlled community.
Participants
- Halime Sandal
- Gonul Ugur
- Abdullah Sandal
- Yasar Akdas
Release
32 Meters had its premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on 14 November 2025 in the Luminous section.[3]
It was selected in International Competition section of the One World Film Festival, where it was screened on 19 March 2026.[4]
The film was also part of the 73rd Sydney Film Festival International Documentaries, where it was screened on 7 June 2026.[5][6]
It will have its Regional Premiere at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, where it competes for Heart of Sarajevo award in the Competition Programme – Documentary Film 2026 on 19 August 2026.[7][8]
The film is selected in International Competition of the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival for mid September 2026 screening.[9]
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| International Istanbul Film Festival | 19 April 2026 | Seyfi Teoman Best Film Prize | 32 Meters | Won | [10] |
| Best Editing | Won | ||||
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 21 August 2026 | Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Documentary Film | Nominated | [11] | |
References
- ↑ "32 Meters". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Lodderhose, Diana (23 July 2026). "Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Full Competition Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Sales Ross, Rafa (5 October 2025). "IDFA to Open With Shorts Program, Announces Victor Kossakovsky's 'Trillion,' Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk's 'Silent Flood' in Competition". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Full-length documentary: 32 Meters". One World Film Festival. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (6 May 2026). "Asghar Farhadi, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Kore-eda Hirokazu and Cristian Mungiu in Competition as Sydney Film Festival Reveals Full Program With 19 Cannes Films". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "32 Meters". Sydney Film Festival. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Ellie Calnan (23 July 2026). "Sarajevo Film Festival unveils competition programmes with five world premieres". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ Stojiljković, Marko (23 July 2026). "51 films set to compete for the Heart of Sarajevo". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ "'제18회 DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 경쟁 부문(국제경쟁/프런티어) 선정작 공개" ['Announcement of Selections for the Competition Sections (International Competition/Frontier) of the 18th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival] (in Korean). DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "45th Istanbul Film Festival awards". International Istanbul Film Festival. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "32nd Sarajevo Film Festival: 51 films in competition for the Heart of Sarajevo awards". Sarajevo Film Festival. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.