Distant - Trailer © 2022 Drama, Foreign

In Theatres May 20th, 2022 |© 2022 Big World Pictures

Mahmut is a relatively successful commercial photographer who has been struggling to come to terms with the growing gap between his artistic ideals and his professional obligations. His tedious workload, coupled with the lingering loss he still feels for his ex-wife (newly married and on the verge of leaving Istanbul for Canada), leaves Mahmut clinging to the melancholic and obsessive routines of his solitary life. Without warning, Mahmut’s distant relative Yusuf arrives in Istanbul determined to find a job aboard a ship so that he may fulfill his dream of traveling around the world. Set in a wintry, contemporary Istanbul, the stunning cinematography was clearly instrumental in procuring the Grand Prix at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, where Muzaffer Özdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak also shared best actor honors for their remarkable performances.

Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Writers
Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Actors
Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak

Genre
Drama, Foreign

Run Time
1 hour 49 minutes