Uzak is a poetic film about the sense of distance. Distance between people, distance between a man and a woman, distance between the city and the countryside, distance between the seasons, distance between the land and the sea. It is told through relationship of its two main characters Mahmut and Yusuf who'se distant relationship works as the main focus of the film. The film is also about modern experience of alienation that is part of both of Mahmut's and Yusuf's life. One could also see this distance between the characters as a reflection of divisions in the modern Turkish society as a whole which the films story also describes.
The film's cinematography is stunning and memorable with long shots including the wintery Galata Bridge depicting Yusuf's loneliness in the city, as well as shots in the Anatolian country side which creates a sense of contrasting realities. The lighting and the colors carry the viewer through the feelings and experiences that the films characters are going through.
A classic of Turkish cinema.
The film's cinematography is stunning and memorable with long shots including the wintery Galata Bridge depicting Yusuf's loneliness in the city, as well as shots in the Anatolian country side which creates a sense of contrasting realities. The lighting and the colors carry the viewer through the feelings and experiences that the films characters are going through.
A classic of Turkish cinema.