Distant Constellation

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Distant Constellation

2018

1h 20m

Documentary

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The inhabitants of a Turkish retirement home confront the true nature of time.

Hannah McGill

Sight & Sound

12/28/2018

it's characteristic of the restless verve and spirit of Mizrahi's filmmaking that she doesn't let his piece settle into fatalism or sentimentality.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

11/02/2018

A quiet gem.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

11/01/2018

Said to be intended as a reflection on shifts in Turkish history and identity, it is too diffuse and withholding to add up to a cogent result.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

01/05/2023

I understand why the synopsis itself might be a massive warning to stay away lest you get impossibly depressed, but it’s absolutely worth the risk.

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Alonso Díaz de la Vega

El Universal

02/13/2020

Instead of making her documentary with a direct style, Mizrahi uses the images creatively to reinvent the world she observes. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

06/03/2019

3.5/4

A keenly observed fantasia on the nature of time and memory.

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Shevaun Mizrahi

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Deniz Buga

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Synopsis

The inhabitants of a Turkish retirement home confront the true nature of time.

Director: Shevaun Mizrahi
Producer: Deniz Buga, Shelly Grizim
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Turkish
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2021
Runtime: 1h 20m

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