A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Director:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Title: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da (2011)
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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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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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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2.35 : 1
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The movie premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival where it was a co-winner of the Grand Prix. See more »Goofs
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I think this is the best movie of 2011 so far. A very different, but brilliantly conceived three part police procedural that is really a character study of two men and how they each deal with the past. In many ways, I had a similar experience here to what I have when I read a really good novel. The characters are rich and complex, often funny, and thoroughly believable. Nothing is crammed down the audience's throat, yet there is so much detail and nuance that it becomes easy to see the two men for the basically good, complex people they are. This is a movie that respects the audience's intelligence. It is also a movie that is easily among the best shot and edited of the year. In fact, it is hard to think of a single thing that I would suggest to improve the film. I have seen other Ceylan films, but nothing of his has ever had the depth, nuance and humanity of this one.