# Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

> A Turkish murder investigation becomes a nocturnal meditation on uncertainty, bureaucracy, and the stories people tell around an absent body.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/52543

## Facts

- Runtime: 163 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Cast: Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Fırat Tanış, Ercan Kesal, Erol Eraslan, Burhan Yıldız
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1827487/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: meditative, austere, foreboding, focused late night viewing, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A haunting search for truth unravels in the depths of Anatolia's rural landscape.

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