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_Uzak_ struck me as a quiet, contemplative look at loneliness—not just being alone, but that more profound kind of isolation you can feel even when someone’s right there. I admired Ceylan’s direction: those long, still shots, the wintry mood, the way silence does most of the talk…
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Distant
71%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
Distant (2002) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Distant (2002) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Distant 71% (258 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 258 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2002-12-20
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 31026
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What is Distant about?
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 l... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Distant?
The official runtime for Distant is approximately 106 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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)
- B
Bahattin Serter
- N
Nazlı Aydın
- E
Engin Hepsev
Ercan Kesal
- A
Aslı Orhun
- A
Ahmet Bugay
Arif Aşçı
- C
Cemal Gülas
- A
Ahmet Özyurt
- E
Erhan Ersoy
- H
Hakan Kuldan
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Community reviews
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_Uzak_ struck me as a quiet, contemplative look at loneliness—not just being alone, but that more profound kind of isolation you can feel even when someone’s right there. I admired Ceylan’s direction: those long, still shots, the wintry mood, the way silence does most of the talking. Muzaffer Özdemir felt totally believable as Mahmut—stuck in his routines, emotionally bottled up—while Mehmet Emin Toprak brought this quiet sadness to his role that stayed with me. I appreciated the craft and atmosphere but never entirely connected with it emotionally. Beautifully made, just a little too distant for me.
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