Twelve riders, one punishing sport, and a camera that never looks away from the dirt.
What is 2020 about?
The film follows a dozen professional off-road motorcycle riders as they take on some of the roughest terrain the sport has to offer, from tight forest trails to wide-open, unforgiving courses. Rather than building toward a single champion, it moves between several competitors, tracking the routine that fills their calendar: training sessions, long travel stretches, and races where a single mistake can end a run. The tracks themselves function almost like a character, testing bikes and bodies in equal measure, and the film gives real weight to the physical toll of the sport, not just the highlight-reel moments.
About the cast
Kosai Khauli, Nadine Njeim, Hussein Mokadem, Carmen Lebbos and Ramy Ayash all appear in the film, part of a Lebanese production reflecting on a sport that is followed worldwide.
Context & significance
Directed by Philippe Asmar, the film was produced in Lebanon and released in 2021, arriving at a moment when short-form sports documentaries were reaching wider audiences beyond dedicated racing fans. Off-road motorcycle racing rarely receives this kind of sustained screen time, and the film leans into the genre's built-in tension: courses engineered to break both machine and rider, with no guarantee either comes through a run undamaged. At a lean 51 minutes, it stays close to its subjects rather than widening into broader commentary or history, keeping the focus on the sport as it is actually lived, lap after lap. The riders' backgrounds are not spelled out in depth; instead the film treats their skill and endurance as the story, letting the racing itself carry most of the runtime rather than talking-head interviews or narration.
Watching 2020 on Ktime
2020 is available to watch on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles included, alongside a free account login. K-Time's Farsi-first interface is built for the Iranian diaspora, and a short documentary like this one fits comfortably into a single sitting.