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Uzak
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   4,468 votes
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Director:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Writer:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 December 2002 (Turkey) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Mahmut, a 40 year old independent photographer, is a "village boy made good" at least professionally in the big city - Istanbul in this case... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
18 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Three Monkeys (Turkey's Submission for Oscar)
 (From FilmExperience. 15 January 2009, 11:40 AM, PST)

'Elephant' Cry at Cannes
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 May 2003)

User Comments:
Captures the spirit of Chekhov better than any other film. more (47 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Distant (International: English title)
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
Turkey
Language:
Turkish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Hungary:14 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Italy:T
Filming Locations:
Istanbul, Turkey
Company:
NBC Ajans more

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Trivia:
The car Mahmut drives all through the film, a Smart, is actually the director Nuri Bilge Ceylan's own. more
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Referenced in Bangmunja (2005) more

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18 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Captures the spirit of Chekhov better than any other film., 1 August 2005
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Author: (kelly-cooper) from Chicago, IL

Hysterically painful; perhaps the kind of movie Chekhov would have made had he made movies. What's really funny is that the two cousins have so very much in common (many descriptions of their relationship on this site are dead wrong).

What's really funny and uncomfortable about these characters is that they just can't bring themselves to talk to each other - or anyone else! It's horrible. If you've ever been too shy, worried, self-involved, or just plain scared to talk to someone (and who hasn't?) you'll definitely see yourself in this film. And it won't be pretty.

It holds a mirror up to the audience and says, "If you don't like what you see... change it".

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Ceylan's date of birth pabloruizpicasso
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