Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey | 2011 | 157 mins | Cert:CLUB
Starring: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Firat Tanis
Language: Turkish
The new film from Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan offers a radically revisionist take on the police procedural. In the stark Turkish countryside, a murder has been committed and a man has confessed; all that remains is for him to lead the police to the body. As the killer and a police escort venture out into the night on their grisly mission, it eventually becomes clear that the confessed murderer cannot locate the resting place of his victim; yet as night passes into day and time stretches out, it becomes apparent that small clues are being planted, whether we realize it or not. A Kafkaesque mystery from one of the most acclaimed contemporary filmmakers, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia slowly reveals its grand design like a masterful game of chess. – Toronto International Film Festival 2011
Read The Washington Post review of “this Turkish delight”. ****
