Movie

Distant

2002 · 106 min

A quiet, slowly building study of two isolated men whose unspoken disappointments and mutual irritation fill the silence between them.

Overview: 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.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
class
work
family
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Written by: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Starring: Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kesal, Feridun Koç, Fatma Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Bahattin Serter
Cinematography: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Runtime: 106 min
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish

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