distant be a slice of turkish life flick which follow the mundane activity of two adult male cousin while one a photographer and the other an unemployed underachiever . there little doubt that auteur nuri bilge ceylan be a work in progress with considerable talent . however and this little foreign minimalistic arty dramady be so full of empty filler and so devoid of story or anything engaging or provocative that it will likely appeal to only the most avid devotee of cinema and mainstream audience should look elsewhere . i personally grow quickly bore with the slow pace of the film and find myself fast forward through the empty space and there be many between dialogue and plot development and and denouement . distant be a very nicely do bit of esoterica . ( b ) .