Film
Distant
2002 · 1h 46m · Drama
- IMDb
- 7.5
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 87%
- Metacritic
- 84
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Overview
A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams of working on a ship and stays with a cousin while he searches for work. Over time, the former’s struggles to find employment and the latter’s troubles and disappointments strain their relationship and living situation.
Cast
Muzaffer Özdemir
Mahmut
Mehmet Emin Toprak
Yusuf
Zuhal Gencer
Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)
Nazan Kesal
Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış)
Feridun Koç
Janitor
Fatma Ceylan
Mother
Ebru Ceylan
Woman (as Ebru Yapıcı)
Bahattin Serter
Nazlı Aydın
Engin Hepsev
Ercan Kesal
Aslı Orhun
Ahmet Bugay
Arif Aşçı
Cemal Gülas
Ahmet Özyurt
Crew
- Nuri Bilge CeylanDirector · Writer · Producer · Director of Photography · Editor
- Ayhan ErgürselEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 20, 2002
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Turkish
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- 15
- Revenue
- $767,337
- Genres
- Drama
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