Distant

Name: Distant
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002-12-20
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kesal, Feridun Koç

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2002 · 106 min · Drama · TMDB 7.1/10

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.

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cast

Muzaffer Özdemir — Mahmut
Mehmet Emin Toprak — Yusuf
Zuhal Gencer — Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)
Nazan Kesal — Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış)
Feridun Koç — Janitor