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Distant

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Distant
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NR,1hr 45min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
March 12, 2004
Director:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Distributor:
New Yorker
Starring:
Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer Erkaya  ...more
Synopsis: Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan writes and directs the taciturn drama Uzak (Distant). Following a major economic crisis, the young dreamer Yusuf (Mehmet Emin Toprak) leaves his small village in search of employment on a ship. He arrives in Istanbul to stay with his relative Mahmut (Muzaffer Özdemir). Living alone and working as a photographer, Mahmut's ordered life is disrupted by the presence of Yusuf. He is also disturbed when he learns that his ex-wife, Nazan (Zuhal Gencer Erkaya), is moving ... Full Synopsis
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Ceylan, who also served as cinematographer, frames the affecting, unstudied performances in gorgeously chosen shots and nonevents that sometimes teeter on the edge of comedy before knocking us breathless with their emotional power. Full Review
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84
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 18 critic reviews
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