A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Director:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Cast
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| Muhammet Uzuner | ... | Doctor Cemal | |
| Yilmaz Erdogan | ... | Commissar Naci | |
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Taner Birsel | ... | Prosecutor Nusret |
| Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan | ... | Driver Arab Ali | |
| Firat Tanis | ... | Suspect Kenan | |
| Ercan Kesal | ... | Mukhtar | |
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Erol Erarslan | ... | Murder Victim Yasar |
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Ugur Aslanoglu | ... | Courthouse Driver Tevfik |
| Murat Kiliç | ... | Police Officer Izzet | |
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Safak Karali | ... | Courthouse Clerk Abidin |
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Emre Sen | ... | Sergeant Onder |
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Burhan Yildiz | ... | Suspect Ramazan / Zanli Ramazan |
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Nihan Okutucu | ... | Yasar's wife Gülnaz |
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Cansu Demirci | ... | Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile |
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Kubilay Tunçer | ... | Autopsy Technician Sakir |
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In the rural area around the Anatolian town of Keskin, the local prosecutor, police commissar, and doctor 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 exact location. As the group continues looking, its members can't help but chat among themselves about both trivia and their deepest concerns in an investigation that is proving more trying than any of them expected. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Language:
TurkishRelease Date:
23 September 2011 (Turkey) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$10,652, 8 January 2012, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$138,730, 3 June 2012Company Credits
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The word Anatolia means East, originally referring to the Ionian colonies on the west coast of Asia Minor See more »Goofs
While Arab and the doctor chat during the investigation, doctor sits in the front seat of the car (with the car door open, facing the field). The next scene, we see the doctor from the back, facing the field while standing. After that, while Arab is eating apple, we see doctor sitting in the front seat again. As they keep talking, it cuts to wide angle shot where we see the doctor standing again. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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