Distant (2002)
Uzak
ThumbScore
👍 75%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 86%
(RT: 87%, MC: 84) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Muzaffer Özdemir as Mahmut
Mehmet Emin Toprak as Yusuf
Zuhal Gencer as Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)
Nazan Kesal as Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış)
Feridun Koç as Janitor
Fatma Ceylan as Mother
Ebru Ceylan as Woman (as Ebru Yapıcı)
Bahattin Serter
Is Distant good?
Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 269 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 86%.
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. Wikipedia ↗
