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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Original title: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
  • 20112011
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 37m
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7.8/10
47K
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes with a suspect who claims he canÂ’t remember where he buried the body. As night wears on, details about the murder begin to emerge and the investigatorsÂ’ own hidden secrets come to light.
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A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
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    • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • Ebru Ceylan
    • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • Ercan Kesal
  • Stars
    • Muhammet Uzuner
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Taner Birsel
    • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • Ebru Ceylan
    • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • Ercan Kesal
  • Stars
    • Muhammet Uzuner
    • Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Taner Birsel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 129User reviews
    • 191Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    Nihan Okutucu and Fatih Ereli in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
    Taner Birsel and Muhammet Uzuner in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
    Nuri Bilge Ceylan in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
    Muhammet Uzuner in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
    Firat Tanis in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
    Muhammet Uzuner in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
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    Nuri Bilge Ceylan at an event for Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
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    Taner Birsel, Yilmaz Erdogan, Ercan Kesal, and Muhammet Uzuner in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

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    Muhammet Uzuner
    Muhammet Uzuner
    • Doctor Cemal
    Yilmaz Erdogan
    Yilmaz Erdogan
    • Commissar Naci
    Taner Birsel
    Taner Birsel
    • Prosecutor Nusret
    Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
    Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
    • Driver Arab Ali
    Firat Tanis
    Firat Tanis
    • Suspect Kenan
    Ercan Kesal
    Ercan Kesal
    • Mukhtar
    Erol Erarslan
    • Murder Victim Yasar
    Ugur Aslanoglu
    • Courthouse Driver Tevfik
    Murat Kiliç
    Murat Kiliç
    • Police Officer Izzet
    Safak Karali
    • Courthouse Clerk Abidin
    Emre Sen
    • Sergeant Onder
    Burhan Yildiz
    • Suspect Ramazan…
    Nihan Okutucu
    • Yasar's wife Gülnaz
    Cansu Demirci
    • Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile
    Kubilay Tunçer
    Kubilay Tunçer
    • Autopsy Technician Sakir
    Salih Ünal
    • Hospital Cook Hamit
    Aziz Izzet Biçici
    • Restaurant Owner Kazim
    Celal Acaralp
    • Pharmacist Saim
      • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
      • Ebru Ceylan
      • Nuri Bilge Ceylan
      • Ercan Kesal
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    • Trivia
      The anecdote about the sudden death of a woman told by prosecutor Nusret and the doctor's deduction come from the short story The Examining Magistrate by Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
    • Goofs
      Naci speaks to his wife on the mobile phone. When his wife hangs up angrily, a dial tone is heard. No dial tone is heard on mobile phones.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)
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    User reviews129

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    10/10
    A long night in the Turkish countryside
    This film won the Grand Prix in Cannes, and it was deserved. A team goes into the countryside to find the body of a murder victim. The team includes the two men accused of the murder,one of whom has confessed and says he wills show them where they buried the body, the police chief, prosecutor, doctor, diggers, and guards. As the night drags on into the next day and the body is not found, the men grow more and more tired. Much of the film is beautifully shot in the dark or semi-dark, lit only by the headlights of the cars or a lamp in the village where they stop to rest. The filming is slow, showing the beautiful countryside and vignettes that wonderfully shed light on the different characters. What seems to be a simple task grows more and more complex; everything in the movie turns out to be more complicated than it first seems. Everyone seems to be guilty of something, so the film becomes a question not only of will the body be found, but who is guilty of what?

    One could say that the film is too slow, but just as the team grows more and more tired, so arewe as the viewers, participating in the fatigue of the team, drawn into the feelings of the characters. Women and children are present only as lovely cameos in the film, but are behind almost everything. The actors are all superb, and it was amazing to me that Ceylan could show such depth and breadth of character and emotion and drama with only a few lines of dialog and amazing closeups of the faces.
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2011 (Turkey)
      • Turkey
      • Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Memento Films (France)
      • NBC Film (Turkey)
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Keskin, Central Anatolia, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Zeynofilm
      • Production 2006
      • 1000 Volt
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    • 2 hours 37 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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