Drama
Distant
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
71
User score
262 votes
Status
Released
Released
December 20, 2002
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
Turkish
Top 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
Erhan Ersoy
Hakan Kuldan
Ayhan Ergürsel
