Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Movie

2011

2h 43m

Not Rated

Turkish

Drama, Crime

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Not Rated

Movie

2011

2h 43m

Turkish

Drama, Crime

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A group of men lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more difficult than expected as Kenan is fuzzy as to the body's location. As the group continues looking, its members can't help but chat among themselves about the case, which ultimately leads to conversations about their deepest existential concerns and secrets.

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Cast

Doktor Cemal

Komiser Naci

Savcı Nusret

Şoför Arap Ali

Kenan

Muhtar

Murder Victim Yaşar

Suspect Ramazan

Police Officer İzzet

Courthouse Clerk Abidin

Emre Şen

Sergeant Önder

Cansu Demirci

Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile

Uğur Arslanoğlu

Courthouse Driver Tevfik

Nihan Okutucu

Yaşar's Wife Gülnaz

Kubilay Tunçer

Autopsy Technician Şakir

Salih Ünal

Hospital Cook Hamit

Aziz İzzet Biçici

Restaurant Owner Kazım

Celal Acaralp

Pharmacist Saim

Mehmet Eren Topçak

Hamam Scrubber

Ufuk Karali

Hospital Attendant Sıtkı

1st Digger Hayrettin

2nd Digger Ethem

Gülnaz's Son Adem

1st Soldier

2nd Soldier

Directed By: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Written By: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ercan Kesal, + 1 more

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robot2xl says...

12 years ago

It needs to be long, and it needs to be indirect, because the film is about how sad truths can be revealed during the slow process of doing a job. The Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan doesn't slap us with big dramatic moments, but allows us to live along with his characters as things occur to them. Nuri Bilge Ceylan, one of Turkey's best directors, has a deep understanding of human nature. He loves his characters and empathizes with them. They deserve better than to be shuttled around in a facile plot. They deserve empathy. So do we all.

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AdamMorgan says...

4 years ago

There has been a lot of debate about this movie. Over the course of the movie are many questions asked and much detail about the characters revealed? Definitely. Does it do all of this in a manner that at times feels excruciating? Yeah. I love a good slow-burning drama but I have to admit that this film tested me. At a run time of two and a half hours I can't say that the payoffs were entirely worth it. follow me at https://IHATEBadMovies.com or facebook IHATEBadMovies

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Maarten Delfgou says...

3 years ago

The original title of the film is Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da.

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