Distant

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Sam N Uzak (Distant) struck me as a quiet, contemplative look at loneliness—not just being alone, but that more profound kind of isolation you can feel even when someone’s right there. I admired Ceylan’s direction: those long, still shots, the wintry mood, the way silence does most of the talking. Muzaffer Özdemir felt totally believable as Mahmut—stuck in his routines, emotionally bottled up—while Mehmet Emin Toprak brought this quiet sadness to his role that stayed with me. I appreciated the craft and atmosphere but never entirely connected with it emotionally. Beautifully made, just a little too distant for me. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review hamid reza g A good movie is both enjoyable to watch and a movie that is noticed and stays in the mind. An unpretentious but powerful drama with a unique performance by both main actors, which shows a tactful direction. One of the attractive points of the film is the direction and cinematography. Another good point of the movie is the few dialogues, but appropriate. The film is a story of loneliness and alienation of people in today's life. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member one of the best Turkish movie classics. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member That scene with Stalker on the tv screen really did this for me. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Tim G I don't mind slow and atmospheric and all that but jeez, this was snail-like. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/22 Full Review William L It feels as if films about isolation in a world of billions inevitably skew towards technology as the culprit, implying that there was some sort of idyllic balance before television and social media came along to chain everyone to some form of addictive content. Uzak takes a different, more universal stance on loneliness, largely independent of technology and more focused on clashes in personality, disillusionment, and emotional self-isolation. In their attempts to reach out and firmly graps some direct connection, Özdemir's Mahmut and Toprak's Yusuf only seem able to flail against the current, every day bleeding into the next as they observe others at a distance without the courage to take a decisive step. Bleak but riddled with cynical bits of humor, this is one of those films that may draw critics due to its slow pacing alone, but that tedium matches the thematic goals of the film and ends up reinforcing the development of the characters (or notable lack thereof). (3.5/5) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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