Distant

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Distant

2002

1h 49m

7.1(244 votes)

Drama

Overview

After his wife leaves him, a photographer has an existential crisis and tries to cope with his cousin's visit.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Muzaffer Özdemir

Mahmut

Acting

Mehmet Emin Toprak

Yusuf

Acting

Zuhal Gencer

Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)

Acting

Nazan Kesal

Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış)

Acting

Feridun Koç

Janitor

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Fatma Ceylan

Mother

Writing

Ebru Ceylan

Woman (as Ebru Yapıcı)

Acting

Bahattin Serter

Unknown Role

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Nazlı Aydın

Unknown Role

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Engin Hepsev

Unknown Role

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Acting

Ercan Kesal

Unknown Role

Acting

Aslı Orhun

Unknown Role

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Ahmet Bugay

Unknown Role

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Arif Asçi

Unknown Role

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Cemal Gülas

Unknown Role

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Ahmet Özyurt

Unknown Role

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Erhan Ersoy

Unknown Role

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Hakan Kuldan

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Editing

Ayhan Ergürsel

Unknown Role

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Muzaffer Özdemir

Mehmet Emin Toprak

Zuhal Gencer

Nazan Kesal

Feridun Koç

Fatma Ceylan

Ebru Ceylan

Bahattin Serter

Nazlı Aydın

Engin Hepsev

Ercan Kesal

Aslı Orhun

Ahmet Bugay

Arif Asçi

Cemal Gülas

Ahmet Özyurt

Erhan Ersoy

Hakan Kuldan

Ayhan Ergürsel

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