2011 · 163 min · NR

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Name: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2011
Duration: 163 min
Cast: Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Fırat Tanış

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Drama, Crime

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) is a Drama film, directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan set in Turkey during the 2010s.

Themes of guilt & shame and mortality & aging run throughout.

Cinematography

Gökhan Tiryaki

Cast

Muhammet UzunerYılmaz ErdoğanTaner BirselAhmet Mümtaz TaylanFırat TanışErcan KesalErol EraslanBurhan Yıldız

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Turkey

Setting

Rural

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Themes

Guilt & Shame Mortality & Aging

Tone

ContemplativeBleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

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