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Once Upon A Time In Anatolia streaming

Original title: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
2011 Movie Bosnia & Herzegovina, Türkiye Drama, Thriller, Crime 157 min FSK 12
By: Nuri Bilge Ceylan With: Taner Birsel, Yilmaz Erdogan, Muhammet Uzuner

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.

Filmium rating
75%

Festival Achievements

European Film Awards 2012
Nominations:
European Director • European Cinematographer – Prix Carlo Di Palma
Selections:
Feature Film Selection
Festival de Cannes 2011
Awards:
In Competition - Feature films

Mood

Melancholic
Reflective
Serious
Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ercan Kesal
Ebru Ceylan
Yilmaz Erdogan
Muhammet Uzuner
Taner Birsel
Fırat Tanış (Kenan)
Muhammet Uzuner (Doctor)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Director)
Taner Birsel (Prosecutor)
Yılmaz Erdoğan (Police Commissar)

Adaptation

Based On True Events

Cinematic Technique

Cinemascope
Long Takes
Natural Lighting
Wide Shots

Narrative Structure

Flashbacks
Fragmented
Non-Linear
Nonlinear

Pace

Contemplative
Deliberate
Slow-Paced

Style

Cinematic
Deliberate
Non-Linear
Realism
Realistic
Slow-Paced

Time-Period

Contemporary

Central Conflict

Finding The Buried Body
Guilt
Interpersonal Tension
Murder Mystery
Responsibility

Characters

Doctor
Mentally Challenged Brother
Police Officers
Prosecutor
Suspect Kenan

Ending

Ambiguous
Poignant
Reflective

Historical Context

Contemporary Turkey

Key Plot Points

Autopsy
Body Discovery
Kenan'S Confession

Plot

Murder Investigation
Mystery
Philosophical Discussions
Rural Anatolia
Search For Body

Setting

Anatolian Steppe
Desolate
Rural
Rural Town Keskin

Shooting Location

Central Anatolia
Sharp

Theme

Consequences Of Actions
Death And Mortality
Family Dynamics
Family Secrets
Mortality
Truth And Ambiguity

Genre

Drama
Mystery
Philosophical

Audiences

Adults
Art-House Cinema
Philosophical Themes

Titles

Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Es war einmal in Anatolien
Il était une fois en Anatolie
Kapote stin Anatolia
Once Upon A Time In Anatolia
Pewnego razu w Anatolii
Érase una vez en Anatolia
Однажды в Анатолии
Одного разу в Анатолії
安纳托利亚往事

Awards

Grand Prix

Critical Reception

82 Metacritic
94% Rotten Tomatoes

Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

Reception

Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Grand Prix
Critical Acclaim
Critically Acclaimed
High Ratings
High Review Scores

Production Countries

Bosnia
Turkey

Release Year

2011
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