Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

A slow, talky night journey through bleak landscapes that quietly accumulates moral weight and melancholy.

Directed by

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Genres

Drama, Crime

Starring

Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel

Overview

A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Guilt, deception, isolation, morality

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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