Uzak

Uzak
Film poster
Directed by	Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Written by	Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Produced by	Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Starring	Muzaffer Özdemir Mehmet Emin Toprak
Cinematography	Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Edited by	Ayhan Ergürsel Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Production company	NBC Film
Distributed by	Özen Film [tr]
Release dates	October 2002 (2002-10) (Antalya) 20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) (Turkey) 17 May 2003 (2003-05-17) (Cannes)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish
Box office	$766,669

Uzak (pronounced [uˈzac], Distant in North America) is a 2002 Turkish drama film written, produced, shot and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

The film won a total of 31 awards at various film festivals, including Best Actor at Cannes, Special Jury Prize at Chicago, and Best Balkan Movie at Sofia International Film Festival.^[1] The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.