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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da

2011 · 163 min · Drama

Over one long night and the following day, a weary police convoy drives a murder suspect across the Anatolian steppe in search of the body he half-remembers burying, and the men's conversations reveal their own buried lives. Nuri Bilge Ceylan's hypnotic, philosophical procedural.

Why it’s here

Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Turkish-language Anatolian procedural and Cannes Grand Prix winner.

Runtime
163 min
Genre
Drama · Crime
Mood
tense · thoughtful
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama

Content notes: violence or threat Non-exhaustive

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