About the film: year - Awards /: Cannes Film Festival4 / 2002 / 1 hour 50 min. drama / Plot film " Alienation': Istanbul, along with the whole country, plunged into an economic crisis. In a musty city shrouded in melancholy, two men try to survive - the unfortunate photographer Mahmut and his relative Yusuf, who came to live "for a while". A village boy cannot find a job where he planned and stays for a long time with a hospitable cousin. In an attempt to get along, the characters watch Tarkovsky's films (the director of the film is a big fan of the Russian master) and everyone is sad about their own things. Alienation won awards at several festivals, including Cannes. The film won the Grand Prix and the award for best actor.