"Uzak" aka "Distant" is the definition of a dreary film. It is dismal, bleak, boring, and dull. It took me 30 long minutes to realize that nothing was going to happen in this film. Yusuf, who works and lives in a small town in the countryside, is laid off, so he goes to Istanbul to look for work, and while he's there he stays with his semi-successful photographer cousin Mahmut. They don't get along for certain reasons. And that's it! That is the ENTIRE plot, most of it taking place in Mahmut's apartment. The film is beautifully shot, but I really couldn't have cared less about the adventures of Mahmut and Yusuf, the two men are just too bland and their travails are too mundane. Sleepy time theatre. And hey, I see tons of this art-house stuff, so I'm not knocking it for its arty pretensions. I'm knocking it because it's dreary and boring.