Movie·2002·1h 46m
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Country
Turkey
Language
Turkish
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Uzak
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.
Producer
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cinematography
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Editor
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Ayhan Ergürsel
Editor
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