Cinematic background from Distant 2002 - Uzak/Distant chronicles the numbing loneliness, longing, and isolation in the lives of two men who are consumed by their own problems. Istanbul photographer Mahmut reluctantly receives his relative Yusuf, but the mingling of their lives does little to alleviate their detachment.
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing next to a body of water at dusk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two people sitting in front of a television in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting at a table holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – An old house sits on the side of a lake; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing on the roof of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person looking out of a window at a snowy city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person walking on a snow covered slope near a boat; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting at a desk in front of a computer in a library; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting in a chair in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing on a bridge in the snow; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man walking in a park while a woman walks by; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a coat and a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – People are sitting at tables in an empty restaurant; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a mustache standing in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man is eating something while walking down the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person walking in the snow with a backpack; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A group of people standing in front of a wall in a mosque; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two men sitting in the back seat of a car looking out the window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person in a boat on a body of water; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting at a table by the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two people are playing in the snow in front of a mosque; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting on top of a bench eating something; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man looking out of a window at a snowy city skyline; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a jacket in the snow; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing on the shore of a body of water; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a camera on a tripod in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person walking in the snow under a large tree; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man smoking a cigarette while standing in a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person sitting on a bench looking out at the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting in front of a window looking out on a snowy day; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing on the side of a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a purple shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person sitting in a chair in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing in front of a window looking outside; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a jacket near a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing in front of a window looking outside; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing in front of a camera in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting at a desk in front of a book case; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a beard is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man walking down a street in the snow; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person standing on a dock in the snow; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A group of people sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A group of people sitting around a table with a bowl of fruit on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with long red curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person standing in the snow near a bench; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two people are walking on a path in a park; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man is lighting a cigarette in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting in the drivers seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A view of a large body of water from a hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing on the side of the street holding a bag; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man walking across a snow covered field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting on top of a white bench in a park; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man looking out over a body of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two people sitting at a desk in a library; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two people are standing on the side of a road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person standing on a beach at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man walking in the snow in a park; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing in front of a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A large boat in a body of water at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a black jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man walking down a set of stairs in an office building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two men standing in front of each other in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting on top of a field next to a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man talking on a cell phone while standing in a living room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing in the snow with a tree in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person sitting on a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man looking out of a window at a crowded street; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A woman walking down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – An old man walking down the hall of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two people are walking down a hallway in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person sitting down with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing in front of a construction site; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Distant” (2002), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person sitting in a dark room at night; Wide shot, Low angle