Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Distant end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Distant easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Distant

Name: Distant
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kesal, Feridun Koç

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Produced by NBC Film, NBC Ajans

2002106 min7.1 / 10

A spare, melancholic portrait of two men's emotional estrangement amid economic hardship and urban alienation.

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.

Clusters

Slow Emotional Collapse Isolation And Loneliness Photography and Surveillance Money Problems And Debt

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Photographer Recession Loneliness Unemployment

Questions people ask

Is Distant sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Distant end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Distant violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Distant easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Distant scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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