Distant

Dec 20, 2002

1h 46m

★ 7.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

NBC Film

NBC Ajans

Distant Trailers

Cast

Mahmut

Muzaffer Özdemir

Yusuf

Mehmet Emin Toprak

Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)

Zuhal Gencer

Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış)

Nazan Kesal

Janitor

Feridun Koç

Mother

Fatma Ceylan

Woman (as Ebru Yapıcı)

Ebru Ceylan

Bahattin Serter

Nazlı Aydın

Engin Hepsev

Ercan Kesal

Aslı Orhun

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