DramaCrime

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

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 everyday life, which ultimately leads to conversations about their deepest existential concerns and secrets.

Release Date : 2011-09-23

Language :Turkish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 1000 VoltZeynofilm2006 Produkcija

Production Country : Bosnia and HerzegovinaTurkey

Alternative Titles : Once Upon A Time In Anatolia

Cast

Character Name : Doktor Cemal

Original Name : Muhammet Uzuner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Komiser Naci

Original Name : Yılmaz Erdoğan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Savcı Nusret

Original Name : Taner Birsel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Şoför Arap Ali

Original Name : Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kenan

Original Name : Fırat Tanış

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muhtar

Original Name : Ercan Kesal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Murder Victim Yaşar

Original Name : Erol Erarslan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suspect Ramazan

Original Name : Burhan Yıldız

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer İzzet

Original Name : Murat Kılıç

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courthouse Clerk Abidin

Original Name : Şafak Karali

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant Önder

Original Name : Emre Şen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile

Original Name : Cansu Demirci

Gender : Female

Character Name : Courthouse Driver Tevfik

Original Name : Uğur Arslanoğlu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yaşar's Wife Gülnaz

Original Name : Nihan Okutucu

Gender : Female

Character Name : Autopsy Technician Şakir

Original Name : Kubilay Tunçer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Cook Hamit

Original Name : Salih Ünal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Owner Kazım

Original Name : Aziz İzzet Biçici

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pharmacist Saim

Original Name : Celal Acaralp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hamam Scrubber

Original Name : Mehmet Eren Topçak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Attendant Sıtkı

Original Name : Ufuk Karali

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Digger Hayrettin

Original Name : Fevzi Müftüoğlu

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Digger Ethem

Original Name : Turgay Kürkçü

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gülnaz's Son Adem

Original Name : Fatih Ereli

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Soldier

Original Name : Hüseyin Bekeç

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Soldier

Original Name : Mehmet Öztürk

Gender : Male

Reviews

joannefilm

@joannefilm

2024-11-16

Came across this film by accident while exploring what was on the Mubi platform. The title was super familiar but I hadn't ever watched it. From the opening shot - you see it here on the poster - a long, wide view of car headlights driving through rolling hills - it's clear that this film doesn't look like anything I had ever seen before. In many ways, this is a thriller, but backwards: We know who the killer is in the opening scenes. But as the story unfolds, we learn about the petty politics and grievances amongst the police officers, then the villages as their members talk about the case, and the instinctual covering up of evil. This film led me to watch the director's - Nuri Bilge Ceylan - most recent film: About Dry Grasses. This one was nominated for the 2023 Palm D'Or at Cannes. And is even more extraordinary. I really hope you watch this film!