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Distant 2002 Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan Uzak

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.

Country Turkey
Production Country Turkey
Language Turkish
Spoken Language Turkish
Gnere Drama
Production Companies NBC Film , NBC Ajans
Revenue $767,337
Release Date 20 December 2002
106 mins
Cast
Muzaffer Özdemir
Muzaffer Özdemir Mahmut
Mehmet Emin Toprak
Mehmet Emin Toprak Yusuf
Zuhal Gencer
Zuhal Gencer Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)
Nazan Kesal
Nazan Kesal Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış)
Feridun Koç
Feridun Koç Janitor
Fatma Ceylan
Fatma Ceylan Mother
Ebru Ceylan
Ebru Ceylan Woman (as Ebru Yapıcı)
Bahattin Serter
Bahattin Serter
Nazlı Aydın
Nazlı Aydın
Engin Hepsev
Engin Hepsev
Ercan Kesal
Ercan Kesal
Aslı Orhun
Aslı Orhun
Ahmet Bugay
Ahmet Bugay
Arif Aşçı
Arif Aşçı
Cemal Gülas
Cemal Gülas
Ahmet Özyurt
Ahmet Özyurt
Erhan Ersoy
Erhan Ersoy
Hakan Kuldan
Hakan Kuldan
Ayhan Ergürsel
Ayhan Ergürsel
Crew
Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Writers
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cemil Kavukçu
Cemil Kavukçu
Producer
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cinematography
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Editors
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ayhan Ergürsel
Ayhan Ergürsel
Sound
İsmail Karadaş
İsmail Karadaş
Erkan Aktaş
Erkan Aktaş
Art Direction
Ebru Ceylan
Ebru Ceylan
Camera Operator
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Lighting
Zafer Saka
Zafer Saka
Assistant Director
Feridun Koç
Feridun Koç