Once Upon a Time in Anatolia poster

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Drama, Crime

Starring Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Fırat Tanış, Ercan Kesal, Cansu Demirci, Erol Eraslan, Murat Kılıç, Şafak Karali, Emre Şen, Burhan Yıldız, Nihan Okutucu, Kubilay Tunçer, Salih Ünal, Aziz İzzet Biçici, Celal Acaralp, Mehmet Eren Topçak, Ufuk Karali, Fevzi Müftüoğlu, Turgay Kürkçü, Fatih Ereli, Hüseyin Bekeç, Mehmet Öztürk

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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.

My review · Reviewed 02/26/2021

There has been a lot of debate about this movie. Over the course of the movie are many questions asked and much detail about the characters revealed? Definitely. Does it do all of this in a manner that at times feels excruciating? Yeah. I love a good slow-burning drama but I have to admit that this film tested me. At a run time of two and a half hours I can't say that the payoffs were entirely worth it.