Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

2011 · 163 min · TR · 7.5 (570 votes)
Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Starring Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Fırat Tanış, Ercan Kesal
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A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes

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A vast, desolate landscape mirrors the characters' inner turmoil. This is a patient, philosophical examination of truth, morality, and the slow, arduous search for answers in a world that offers few. It feels like a long, quiet night of contemplation.

somberintrospectivemeditativebleakslow-burnneo-realismarthousecharacter-drivenjusticetruthhumanityexistentialism
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