In a patriarchal village, Halime, a woman who has defied tradition since childhood, joins forces with her close friend Gönül to unite other women and spark a new movement by organising an unconventional competition, one that shatters a long-standing silence.
Halime does not identify with the traditional image of women in her patriarchal village. She believes that life is about more than caring for the house and children. Guided by this conviction, she makes a bold decision: to organise a shooting competition for women in the village. Yet her idea meets strong resistance from the men who, as heads of their households, still hold the final word. ‘32 Meters’ follows the women with warmth and gentle humour as they courageously stand up to arguments claiming that “guns are not toys” and “shooting is a man’s job”. The camera observes these intimate conversations both inside homes and in open fields, revealing a community cautiously daring to embrace subtle change and showing that even the most deeply rooted ideas about gender roles can be challenged. The film offers a hopeful portrait of an independent, determined woman who, through her passion, perseverance and the growing support of female friends and male allies, manages to confront long-standing traditions and prove that transformation, however small, is possible.
