Distant
A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams 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
as Mahmut
Mehmet Emin Toprak
as Yusuf
Zuhal Gencer
as Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)
Nazan Kesal
as Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış)
Feridun Koç
as Janitor
Fatma Ceylan
as Mother
Ebru Ceylan
as Woman (as Ebru Yapıcı)
Bahattin Serter
as
Nazlı Aydın
as
Engin Hepsev
as
Reviews
griggs79
_Uzak_ struck me as a quiet, contemplative look at loneliness—not just being alone, but that more profound kind of isolation you can feel even when someone’s right there. I admired Ceylan’s direction: those long, still shots, the wintry mood, the way silence does most of the talking. Muzaffer Özdemi...
