Cinematic background from Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 2011 - In the rural area around the Anatolian town of Keskin, the local prosecutor, police commissar, and doctor 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 exact location. As the group continues looking, its members can't help but chat among themselves about both trivia and their deepest concerns in an investigation that is proving more trying than any of them expected.

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

2011

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Directors:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Writers:
Ebru Ceylan, Ercan Kesal, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A woman standing on top of a hill holding a purse; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting in a dark room wearing a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a goatee and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person talking on a cell phone; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man looking out of the window of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a car looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in black jacket shaking hands next to a man in black jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a black jacket standing next to two cars; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person looking out of a car window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing next to a tree in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a scarf and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a police uniform is looking at the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a beard wearing a coat and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A woman holding a tray with a lit candle on top of it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person looking at a candle; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a police uniform is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a mustache looking at a candle; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Two people sitting at a table in a restaurant; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a leather jacket standing next to another man in front of a white car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a beard wearing a jacket and a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person smoking a cigarette near a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man wearing a scarf and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A young man is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person is walking on a train track on the roof of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A dog standing in front of an old building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a beard looking through a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man wearing a hat talking to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person looking out of a car window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with long hair and a black leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a suit and a hat sitting on the ground; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a black jacket and a man in a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A tree in the middle of a field at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A woman wearing a red head scarf and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting in the back seat of a car at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing on steps in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting at a table looking off into the distance; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A view of a field at night from a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man laying in a bed with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person looking out of a car window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a police uniform looks at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a police uniform sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a mustache looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A young boy wearing a black jacket looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man walking down a hall way with an umbrella; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A car driving down a road in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a mustache wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a white apron standing next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting in front of a window holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man looking out of a car window at a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man is being arrested by two police officers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man with a beard is looking into the distance; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Three young men sitting on the ground with their hands clasped together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a headscarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a suit is standing on the sidewalk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a suit walking down a hall way; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A young boy is looking through a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a suit standing in front of a tree at night; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A young boy standing in front of a body of water; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man standing next to another man in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A person looking at a light bulb; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man wearing a scarf and a jacket in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” (2011), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan – A man in a suit and a hat is looking down at his tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle