Distant
Summary:
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 ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Muzaffer Özdemir - (Mahmut)
Mehmet Emin Toprak - (Yusuf)
Zuhal Gencer Erkaya - (Nazan)
Nazan Kirilmis - (Lover)
Feridun Koç - (Janitor)
All Cast & Crew >>
Review:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Distant is a lugubriously paced reflection on modern urban life. Ceylan captures his story in bleakly beautiful images and portraits of the two struggling main characters that convey tremendous sadness, despite an underlying dry wit (as demonstrated in the bits of business involving efforts to trap a mouse that plagues ... Continue >>
Related Movies:
2004 Head-On
2003 Crimson Gold
2002 The Wild Dogs
More Related Movies >>
Browse More Movies:
