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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

20117.52h 43m

Overview

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 and the night begins dragging on, its members can't help but chat with each other about everyday life, as the conversations turn more and more serious, revealing their deeper secrets and profound stories.

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Written by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ercan Kesal, Ebru Ceylan
Produced by Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan, Can Yılmaz, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Box Office0Revenue: $139K

Top Cast

Muhammet Uzuner

Muhammet Uzuner

Doktor Cemal

Yılmaz Erdoğan

Yılmaz Erdoğan

Komiser Naci

Taner Birsel

Taner Birsel

Savcı Nusret

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

Şoför Arap Ali

Fırat Tanış

Fırat Tanış

Kenan

Ercan Kesal

Ercan Kesal

Muhtar

Erol Eraslan

Erol Eraslan

Murder Victim Yaşar

Burhan Yıldız

Burhan Yıldız

Suspect Ramazan

Murat Kılıç

Murat Kılıç

Police Officer İzzet

Şafak Karali

Şafak Karali

Courthouse Clerk Abidin

Themes & Keywords

buried alivemurderdead bodydoctorpolicemananatolia, turkey

About Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is a drama, crime film released in 2011 exploring themes of buried alive, murder, dead body, doctor, policeman, anatolia, turkey. Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, it stars Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel. 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 and the night begins dragging on, its members can't help but chat with each other about everyday life, as the conversations turn more and more serious, revealing their deeper secrets and profound stories.

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