Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

2011•2h 43m•7.5/10

DramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(524)

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.

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Production

1000 Volt, Zeynofilm, 2006 Produkcija

Language

TR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Muhammet Uzuner

Muhammet Uzuner

Doktor Cemal

Yılmaz Erdoğan

Yılmaz Erdoğan

Komiser Naci

Taner Birsel

Taner Birsel

Savcı Nusret

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

Şoför Arap Ali

Fırat Tanış

Fırat Tanış

Kenan

Ercan Kesal

Ercan Kesal

Muhtar

Erol Eraslan

Erol Eraslan

Murder Victim Yaşar

Burhan Yıldız

Burhan Yıldız

Suspect Ramazan

Murat Kılıç

Murat Kılıç

Police Officer İzzet

Şafak Karali

Şafak Karali

Courthouse Clerk Abidin

Emre Şen

Emre Şen

Sergeant Önder

Cansu Demirci

Cansu Demirci

Mukhtar's Daughter Cemile

Uğur Arslanoğlu

Uğur Arslanoğlu

Courthouse Driver Tevfik

Nihan Okutucu

Nihan Okutucu

Yaşar's Wife Gülnaz

Kubilay Tunçer

Kubilay Tunçer

Autopsy Technician Şakir

Salih Ünal

Salih Ünal

Hospital Cook Hamit

Aziz İzzet Biçici

Aziz İzzet Biçici

Restaurant Owner Kazım

Celal Acaralp

Celal Acaralp

Pharmacist Saim

Mehmet Eren Topçak

Hamam Scrubber

Ufuk Karali

Ufuk Karali

Hospital Attendant Sıtkı

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