Cast
Muzaffer Özdemir 
Mehmet Emin Toprak Zuhal Gencer Erkaya
Credits
Written by: 
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Plot
A lonely photographer in Istanbul reluctantly takes in his young cousin from the country, who has come to the city looking for work. It won the Grand Prix at Cannes, and both leads shared the Best Actor prize. English title: Distant.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Istanbul drama of a lonely photographer and his cousin is wintry, still and darkly funny. Its silences and snowy images capture alienation with great precision.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (25,087 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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