Distant (2002)
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.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Muzaffer Özdemir as Mahmut |
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Mehmet Emin Toprak as Yusuf |
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Zuhal Gencer as Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya) |
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Nazan Kesal as Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış) |
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Feridun Koç as Janitor |
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Fatma Ceylan as Mother |
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Ebru Ceylan as Woman (as Ebru Yapıcı) |
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Bahattin Serter as |
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Nazlı Aydın as |
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Engin Hepsev as |
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Ercan Kesal as |
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Aslı Orhun as |
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Ahmet Bugay as |
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Arif Aşçı as |
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Cemal Gülas as |
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Ahmet Özyurt as |
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Erhan Ersoy as |
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Hakan Kuldan as |
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Ayhan Ergürsel as |
| Directing | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Director |
| Writing | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Writer |
| Production | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Producer |
| Camera | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Editor |
| Editing | Ayhan Ergürsel | Editor |
| Sound | Richard Welsh | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | İsmail Karadaş | Sound |
| Lighting | Zafer Saka | Electrician |
| Camera | Türksoy Gölebeyi | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Feridun Koç | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Feridun Koç | Production Manager |
| Writing | Cemil Kavukçu | Co-Writer |
| Sound | Erkan Aktaş | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Adnan Şahin | Colorist |
| Crew | Ebru Ceylan | Thanks |
| Crew | Emine Ceylan | Thanks |
| Crew | Keriman Ulusoy | Thanks |
| Art | Ebru Ceylan | Art Direction |
| Crew | Zeki Demirkubuz | Thanks |
| Crew | Cemal Okan | Thanks |
| Crew | Arif Aşçı | Thanks |
| Crew | Cemil Kavukçu | Thanks |
| Crew | Reis Çelik | Thanks |
| Crew | Temel Kerimoğlu | Thanks |
| Crew | Sadık İncesu | Thanks |
| Crew | Asiye Bodur | Thanks |
| Crew | Serdar Pehlivanoğlu | Thanks |
| Crew | Ahmet Çadırcı | Thanks |
| Crew | Ahmet Özyurt | Thanks |
| Crew | Yüksel Öztürk | Thanks |
| Crew | Kadir Kubaşık | Thanks |
| Crew | Hasan Kürtür | Thanks |
| Crew | Necmi Aykar | Thanks |
| Crew | Kamer Çelik | Thanks |
| Crew | Asiye Aksoy | Thanks |
| Crew | Alaettin Aksoy | Thanks |
| Crew | Metin Üstündağ | Thanks |
