2011 · drama · crime
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan2h 43m2011
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.
Our read: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, grounded drama · crime entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- bleak
- signature
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