{
  "id": 7363592,
  "title": "‘200 Meters’ Director Ameen Nayfeh on New Film ‘Jo of Montreal’ and the Need for Family Films in West Asia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/200-meters-director-ameen-nayfeh-on-new-film-jo-of-montreal-and-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:23:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/200-meters-ameen-nayfeh-jo-of-montreal-famly-film-west-asia-1236861093/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In making “Jo of Montreal,” Ameen Nayfeh, director of the award-winning Palestinian drama “200 Meters,” embarked on a very different kind of project than his debut feature, namely a feel-good family film that kids could enjoy. “Jo of Montreal” is about Yusuf (Hamzah Baareh), a spoiled 12-year-old boy visiting family in Jordan and stranded in […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}