Preview: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Nuri Bilge Ceylan's award-winning new film follows the search for the body of a man buried in the Anatolian steppes.

One of the finest films of 2011, Ceylan's Cannes prize-winner follows the search by police, prosecutors, a doctor and the alleged killer for the body of a man buried in the Anatolian steppes. A rich meditation on the manners of provincial life, the balancing of ethics and pragmatism, and the need to hold on to everyday comforts when faced with misfortune and death, it's a wholly engrossing - and visually beautiful - account of a rambling, shambling investigation, complete with piercing insights and dry wit.

DirectorNuri Bilge Ceylan
CastMuhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel
DistributorCourtesy of New Wave Films
CountryTurkey-Bosnia
Year2011
Running time157min

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