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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 tha…
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
75%
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2h 43m
AI Analysis
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) — a movie tagged as Drama and Crime with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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'… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~163 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 75% (538 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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75%
from 538 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2011-09-23
- Runtime
- 2h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 74879
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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 Ken... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Once Upon a Time in Anatolia?
The official runtime for Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is approximately 163 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Muhammet Uzuner
Doktor Cemal
Yılmaz Erdoğan
Komiser Naci
Taner Birsel
Savcı Nusret
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Şoför Arap Ali
Fırat Tanış
Kenan
Ercan Kesal
Muhtar
Erol Eraslan
Murder Victim Yaşar
Burhan Yıldız
Suspect Ramazan
Murat Kılıç
Police Officer İzzet
Şafak Karali
Courthouse Clerk Abidin
Emre Şen
Sergeant Önder
Cansu Demirci
Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile
Uğur Arslanoğlu
Courthouse Driver Tevfik
Nihan Okutucu
Yaşar's Wife Gülnaz
Kubilay Tunçer
Autopsy Technician Şakir
Salih Ünal
Hospital Cook Hamit
Aziz İzzet Biçici
Restaurant Owner Kazım
Celal Acaralp
Pharmacist Saim
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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!
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