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Uzak
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Uzak (, Distant in North America) is a 2002 Turkish drama film written, produced, shot and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
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Uzak is a Turkish drama film directed, written, and produced by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, who also served as the director of photography and film editor. The screenplay was co-written by Cemil Kavukçu. The film features Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Ebru Ceylan, and Nazan Kesal in the cast. It was produced by NBC Film and NBC Ajans. The narrative is set in Istanbul, Turkey, and explores themes of midlife crisis, existential crisis, photographer, recession, loneliness, and unemployment.
The film was released in 2002, with publication dates listed as January 1, 2002, and December 20, 2002. It has a runtime of 106 minutes or 110 minutes. The original language is Turkish. The musical score was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Uzak received the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Director at the 16th European Film Awards. It is available via video on demand.
Critical reception includes a review score of 87%, a rating of 7.8 out of 10, and a score of 84 out of 100. The TMDb vote average is 7.12, and the IMDb rating is 7.5. The film generated revenue of 767337. It is categorized as a drama film, with some sources also listing comedy.
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Film · TMDB
7.1A 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.
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
Themes
- photographer
- recession
- loneliness
- unemployment
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Key facts
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- Uzak
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- Film.caption
- Film poster
- Film.director
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Film.writer
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Film.producer
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Film.cinematography
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Film.studio
- NBC Film
- Film.runtime
- 110 minutes
- Film.country
- Turkey
- Film.language
- Turkish
- Film.gross
- $766,669
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 16th European Film Awards
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Turkey
- Original language
- Turkish
- Main subject
- existential crisis
- Director
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Screenwriter
- Cemil Kavukçu
- Producer
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Cinematographer
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Narrative location
- Istanbul
- Filming location
- Turkey
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 657258
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2005-02-03
- title
- Uzak
- executive producer
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- review score
- 84/100
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Critical response
- Awards, Nominations and Honours
- See also
- References
- External links
Uzak (, Distant in North America) is a 2002 Turkish drama film written, produced, shot and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
The film won a total of 31 awards at various film festivals, including Best Actor at Cannes, Special Jury Prize at Chicago, and Best Balkan Movie at Sofia International Film Festival. The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
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