From Far Away
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Aus der Ferne is a personal travelogue, a documentary about a trip through Turkey. Thomas Arslan, who filmed the journey himself, undertook the trip in May/June 2005. The route takes him through Istanbul and Ankara to Gaziantep in the southeastern part of the country, from there further eastwards via Diyarbakir and Van to Dogubayazit near the Iranian border. The film describes moments during the journey that differ from the usual motifs that inform the image of present-day Turkey – from impressions of day-to-day life in such Western cities as Istanbul and Ankara all the way to regions in the country’s easternmost territory that were locked in battle until recently.
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Thomas Arslan Director · Bettina Blickwede Editor
First release February 13, 2006 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, Turkish
Production
Pickpocket Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Original title
Aus der Ferne
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Turkish
Release dates
Germany · February 13, 2006
Premiere
Germany · August 3, 2006
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 17, 2011 · Premiere · Augenblick Festival (Ciné-club allemand de l'université de Strasbourg)
Germany
November 19, 2006 · TV · 3sat
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