Distant

Mahmut (Muzaffer Özdemir) is a solitary photographer living comfortably in Istanbul. He finds himself forced to divorce his loneliness when a cousin, Yusuf (Emin Toprak), from his village starts living with him on the pretext of looking for a job. Soon Yusuf's presence starts to irritate Mahmut which will easily resonates with anyone living alone. Every small mistake the cousin makes is magnified in the eyes of Mahmut. A long film that portrays obvious discontentment wherein a short film would have sufficed instead.

Rating: * +