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Distant
TURKEY · 2002

Distant

Nuri Bilge Ceylan
rural-urban migration family estrangement unemployment and economic struggle isolation in the city unfulfilled aspirations
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Synopsis

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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