简介：“FromFarAway”isadocumentarydealingwithajourneythroughTurkey.ThomasArslan,thedirector,whowasalsoresponsibleforthecamerawork,madethisjourneyfromMay-June2005.TherouteledthroughISTANBULandANKARAtothesouth-easternpartofthecountry,toGANZIANTEP;thenfurthertotheEastonthroughDIYARBAKIRandVANtoreachDOĞUBAYAZIT,neartheIranianborder.Thefilmdepictsscenesfromthisjourney,offeringadifferentviewofcontemporaryTurkey:fringeimpressionsofeverydaylifeinthewesterncitieslikeIstanbulandAnkara,thenontotheeasternregionswhichuntilrecentlywerethefrontlinesofinternalconflict.“FromFarAway”isnotajournalisticreport.Thisisthepersonalviewpointofthefilmmakerashetravelledthroughthecountry.…