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Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da

Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da

2011
Drama, Crime
2h 37m
In the dead of night, a group of men - including a police commissioner, a prosecutor, a doctor and a murder suspect - drive through the tenebrous Anatolian countryside, the serpentine roads and rolling hills lit only by the headlights of their cars. They are searching for a corpse, the victim of a brutal murder. The suspect, who claims he was drunk, can't remember where he buried the body. As the night draws on, details about the murder emerge and the investigators' own secrets and hypocrisies come to light. In the Anatolian steppes, nothing is what it seems; and when the body is found, the real questions begin. (cinemaguild.com)

Directed by:

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Screenwriter:

Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ercan Kesal

Starring:

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Taner Birsel, Yilmaz Erdogan, Kubilay Tunçer, Muhammet Uzuner, Ercan Kesal, Firat Tanis, Erol Eraslan, Ugur Arslanoglu, Murat Kiliç, Safak Karali

Genres:

Drama, Crime

AKA:

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish
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Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da

2011
Drama, Crime
2h 37m
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luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 27 Jan 2019
78
66th
It's absolutely evident within the first ten minutes that this contains stellar direction and sublime writing, I cannot deny the talent involved here. Real human characters shine through and that's a hard thing to do. My only gripe comes from Ceylan's overconfidence, his direction sometimes borders on self-indulgent, lingering for effect, yet continuing a shot until long after that effect is achieved.
Rated 27 Jan 2019
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Jul 2011
85
95th
This movie consolidates Ceylan in my eyes as one of the best filmmakers working today. It is gorgeously shot, wonderfully acted and fascinating to watch, despite how slow the plot is to unravel. It is written with the subtlety and level of detail of a great novel. You come out of it feeling that your intelligence and sensitivity have been given the utmost credit, that a richly meaningful slice of life was presented to you, but not interpreted; you were allowed to figure it out on your own.
Rated 14 Jul 2011
zozanZozan
Rated 15 Mar 2012
91
93rd
So real.. so natural.. I could just be there in the back seat of the car, or the guy in the next table in village chiefs house, or a patient in the hospital, I could be overhearing those conversations in real life. It could only be as natural as this. Great visuals, great acting, an effortless self flowing script, two and a half hours of character discovery, a unique movie experience.
Rated 15 Mar 2012
chengmingchengming
Rated 28 Mar 2018
90
97th
A comedy of incomeptence against the backdrop of spectacularly filmed Anatolia. I haven't seen many movies that carry so much dialogue yet still remain so utterly fascinating.
Rated 28 Mar 2018
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 21 Sep 2011
9
90th
Bravura filmmaking. Space and time are treated with equal regard, in that neither contributes to the film's essence, which in many ways reflects our incomprehension of today's violence and hatred. Embedded with a few surrealistic touches that lend the film an air of mystery and discovery, Ceylan also excels at sustaining the same level of restrained intensity for 150 minutes while richly rewarding your patience. Brilliantly directed.
Rated 21 Sep 2011
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 02 Aug 2011
80
81st
Ceylan tells a story with pictures and a great deal of silence, and does it masterfully.
Rated 02 Aug 2011
feublofeublo
Rated 24 Nov 2020
80
58th
Nuri's patience is incredible with story-telling, and the feel for human nature is so spot on it's exactly how I'd imagine real life plays out...regret, agony, and questions of existentialism is evident amidst each character, and a search for truth embarks in the shadows we see.
Rated 24 Nov 2020
kasperlKasperL
Rated 27 May 2019
60
50th
Having loved 'Winter Sleep' and really enjoyed 'The Wild Pear Tree', this was a letdown for me. Though it is shorter than those similarly meandering, but in my opinion more masterful character studies and share some of the same qualities (great acting and cinematography), I found myself growing restless a lot. I think it's probably because this is a less talky and even more uneventful film. So uneventful, in fact, that the beautiful shot in which an apple rolls down a hill felt action-packed.
Rated 27 May 2019
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 15 Apr 2013
65
46th
The film is gorgeous to look at but it feels really slow not only because the pacing is slow but also because it lacks the narrative momentum to justify its slowness. It gets significantly better as we get spurts of very subtle existential turmoil bubbling under the surface of seemingly banal conversations but they never really coalesce into some thing more resonant.
Rated 15 Apr 2013
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 05 Jan 2013
79
66th
One of the hardest films of 2011 to read, in that while the guy behind the camera is doing amazing things in terms of composition/lighting/focus, and creating true art... narratively the film goes almost nowhere and purposefully remains an enigma, seemingly void of any meaning. One could describe the film as a black comedy about behaviour, professionalism and social class, but that would almost certainly be missing some central element. I feel like I've learned so much... and yet nothing :(
Rated 05 Jan 2013
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 16 Sep 2012
70
50th
After hearing hype about this movie for over a year, I'm slightly let down over it. I see how it's visually beautiful, and I see the philosophical questions that they're trying to get at here. I don't see why these questions need to be spread so thinly over this long, long film. There are 20 minute stretches where the the themes of the film are ignored, and the plot rules king. The themes are interesting. The plot is not. I was not seduced by this film.
Rated 16 Sep 2012
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 05 Sep 2012
10
1st
I kept waiting for this movie to get good but it never did. The movie felt like it was just dragging its feet leading to some sort of revelation only to leave the audience wondering why they watched this 2 and a half hour film. The locations were beautiful and there was some good acting in this Turkish film but that is all the nice stuff I can say. Even the summary of this is boring "The tense story of a night spent by a doctor and prosecutor." That sure has me on pins and needles. Yawn.
Rated 05 Sep 2012
chemical404chemical404
Rated 29 Mar 2012
69
80th
I don't know if this is a good word to describe this film, but 'literate' comes to mind when I think about it. It's is like a good novel - deep and carefully drawn out characters, very vivid setting and complex story. But like with novels, good writing is not enough for me to truly appreciate it. I'm looking for something that would resonate with me, and I didn't find that here. To make things worse I feel that subtleties of this complex story were lost in translation and cultural difference.
Rated 29 Mar 2012
stradivariusStradivarius
Rated 07 Jan 2012
75
51st
The film does a lot of great things, but none of them justify its tedious editing. I waited patiently for each drawn out shot to add something to the film's themes or add meat to a character, but all I saw was flab. Cut 40 minutes from this and you'd have a masterpiece.
Rated 07 Jan 2012
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 02 Feb 2021
4
93rd
One of the 20 best Turkish movies. I still cannot believe how a mediocre director like Nuri Bilge Ceylan could have pulled this off. Because throughout his career all he does is imitating Kiarostami/Tarkovsky but failing miserably with his pseudo-intellectual plastic dialogues. But this one is brilliant.
Rated 02 Feb 2021
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 12 Nov 2014
85
75th
Exceptionally photographed and minimal. The history of these characters is hinted at through glances and reactions, which is really what the story is more about. It's not about the search for a body...hell, it never really comes clear about why the murder occurred. The minimal nature does create a bit of a detachment, which keeps the audience at arm's length, but the mastery of craft is impressive from the beginning.
Rated 12 Nov 2014
thomassejerThomassejer
Rated 03 Oct 2014
35
8th
BOOORING
Rated 03 Oct 2014
djrossdjross
Rated 11 Apr 2013
60
63rd
Evocative and atmospheric, with memorably impressive cinematography, but for this viewer it was ultimately more elusive than allusive. It may sound a little uncharitable, but it is hard not to feel the director has been influenced by Kiarostami (well why not?) without quite being able to reach the latter's level of singular artistic genius. My first time out with this filmmaker.
Rated 11 Apr 2013
afx237viafx237vi
Rated 28 Feb 2013
60
52nd
A languorously paced rumination on truth and human nature. Wonderfully shot and with great acting, but (at the risk of sounding like a philistine) frustratingly slow with long sections where neither plot nor themes seem to go anywhere. Certain scenes will stick with me, though, so I'm glad I watched it.
Rated 28 Feb 2013
aceysaid10AceySaid10%
Rated 21 Jun 2012
83
75th
Very slow moving but incredible cinematography. The Turkish equivalent of 'No Country For Old Men' in a way.
Rated 21 Jun 2012
obdurateObdurate
Rated 04 Feb 2012
85
81st
Definitely an absolutely stunning movie visually. The night scenes are beautiful and so well lit, the day time shots are equally as wonderful. I like the ending, and the performances by everyone are all great. Also; the script is solid. But then at the same time, I have to side with people who say it could be half an hour or so shorter. I suppose maybe it's the point but it gets a little too mundane at times. Still great, though, could have been a 95.
Rated 04 Feb 2012
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 29 Jan 2012
45
7th
After all the great reviews i gave Nuri Bilge Ceylan another shot but no, i just cant stand it, i onlu could survive till the 63rd minute... unnecessary dialogues, long pauses...
Rated 29 Jan 2012
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 10 Oct 2011
15
21st
"Nuri Bilge Ceylan has to be the least kinetic of working filmmakers--and not simply in the sense of static camerawork or lack of narrative momentum." - Andrew Schenker
Rated 10 Oct 2011
sellissellis
Rated 07 Dec 2019
67
31st
It's grating when a movie presumes its characters' every utterance will be spellbindingly fascinating without earning it. I didn't sense any coherent thematic conversation occurring in the 2 1/2 hours it takes for one basic plot event to happen. Characters explicitly mention "the sins of parents" but does the film explore this? Saying stuff isn't exploring stuff. However, cinematogs are cool. The shot after the opening credits = sublime. So - nice imagery. Awful story (or I'm missing something).
Rated 07 Dec 2019
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 14 Nov 2019
80
63rd
Oddly resembles RESERVOIR DOGS in the way it approaches its dissection of the aftermath of a crime and the various personalities involved, albeit a *very* wound down version. Ceylan knows how to fill a huge canvas with this narrative, with some striking shot choices and moments of interaction (the stray apple sequence is a stunner). Perhaps a little too ostentatiously difficult to connect with properly on a first viewing, but quite bracing as a directorial achievement.
Rated 14 Nov 2019
mr_oscarmr oscar
Rated 11 Dec 2018
66
30th
NBC has talent about cinematography but his stories tells nothing.
Rated 11 Dec 2018
anilscnanilscn
Rated 19 Sep 2018
60
66th
iyi hoş da bizim Türkiye insanı biraz abartıyor mu acaba? Bir çok kişinin "gelmiş geçmiş en iyi film" kategorisine koyduğunu gördüm. Yapmayın, etmeyin. NBC den klasik bir anadolu kır-kent çatışması. ötesi yok bence
Rated 19 Sep 2018
nhilaln.hilal
Rated 09 Jun 2018
100
99th
Bi zamanlar Anadolu'da dersin ücra bi yerde görev yaparken işte böyle böyle bi gece yaşamıştık dersin.
Rated 09 Jun 2018
yiannosYiannos
Rated 14 Jul 2017
83
95th
(Viewed on 13/02/13): If O.U.A.T.I.A qualifies as a police procedural, it's unique in one particular aspect: it stays with the 'body' for almost its entire duration. It's touted as a meditation on truth, but it's more of a moody exploration of the _problem_ of truth(i.e. value and consequence) rather than any genuine epistemological inquiry.While the day scenes aren't as compelling as the night ones, it's a deeply absorbing journey into the dark hearts of men and it's Ceylan's best work to date.
Rated 14 Jul 2017
coffeecoffee
Rated 26 Feb 2017
95
98th
I don't know the director's background but this is a spot-on reality film. Coming from a small town of Anatolia I can verify that not even one character is exaggareted. Everything is authentic. (I can't belive how good Yilmaz Erdogan was as a cop. He was beliveable up to the level of reality.)
Rated 26 Feb 2017
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 05 Sep 2016
85
87th
The unbelievable landscapes and foreboding darkness serve as more than just a backdrop to Ceylan's immense procedural. If patience allows, one is treated to a wonderful collection of natural conversations and the slow burn of true character development.
Rated 05 Sep 2016
votefordenizvotefordeniz
Rated 20 Apr 2015
90
97th
great film but mysoginistic.
Rated 20 Apr 2015
donquixoticdonquixotic
Rated 07 Jul 2013
1
3rd
Hey do you want to listen to a bunch of policemen spend 20 minutes talking about yogurt? Then have I got the film for you!
Rated 07 Jul 2013
pzinggpzingg
Rated 08 Sep 2012
98
96th
Chekov and Brueghel paint a policier.
Rated 08 Sep 2012
stevekimesstevekimes
Rated 06 Sep 2012
85
73rd
A brilliant slow burn. It is important to stay alert, and the beautiful images helps you do that.
Rated 06 Sep 2012
thlvnThlvn
Rated 20 Jul 2023
90
96th
rewatch
Rated 20 Jul 2023
mysticMystic
Rated 03 Feb 2023
1
6th
Horrendously awful. One of the most boring movies I have ever seen. Yuck.
Rated 03 Feb 2023
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 23 Sep 2022
77
64th
This didn't quite totally hit for me, but it's a very fine movie, slow paced and meditative in a Tarkovskyan way, with painterly visuals to match, especially at night time. For some reason the headlight lighting and aesthetic, etc, also brought to mind the more recent Nightcrawler (which is a very different movie overall.) Great acting and impressive emotional depth. A very worthwhile experience.
Rated 23 Sep 2022
cvanascvanas
Rated 15 Sep 2022
79
54th
The opening scene of this movie immediately caught my attention. I did not want to remove my eyes from the screen. The cinematography overall was amazing. The scenes of open fields/ nature/ landscapes was captivating. The angles were perfectly shot. As I watched I felt like I was there with them, in the story, with the characters themselves.
Rated 15 Sep 2022
carlosproCarlospro
Rated 01 Aug 2022
85
92nd
belo filme, queria ter visto no cinema
Rated 01 Aug 2022
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 21 May 2021
92
91st
Era uma Vez na Anatolia estreava há 10 anos no Festival de Cannes. Assisti pouco do cinema do Ceylan, mas esse aqui me deu uma forte vibe do Kiarostami nele, o que é por si um baita elogio. Ceylan maneja muito bem a burocracia misturada a questões filosóficas e empíricas fazendo uso de um procedimento que em outro tipo de filme levaria alguns minutos de narrativa. Uma abordagem verdadeiramente estelar. BlurayRip no MakingOff.
Rated 21 May 2021
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 01 Feb 2021
80
81st
Commissar Naci: "It's the kids who suffer in the end, doctor. Everyone pays for the things they do. But kids pay for the sins of adults."
Rated 01 Feb 2021
alanstrangalanstrang
Rated 23 Dec 2020
96
99th
A movie is only as good as its worst quality. Perfection in one quality, say direction, acting, script or production design makes you only admire that specific thing but not the movie. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is a movie where each of the qualities are explicitly and meticulously worked on and is a tantalising movie if not the perfect one -except dubbing-.
Rated 23 Dec 2020
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 16 Dec 2020
75
36th
Couldn't finish, would probably rate lower if I did. I assume it has a good ending though
Rated 16 Dec 2020
jordanchasejordanchase
Rated 19 Sep 2020
90
94th
20.09.2020 İstanbul Kartal
Rated 19 Sep 2020
ahmetgalipahmetgalip
Rated 19 May 2019
100
60th
Filmi ekrandan izlemiyorsunuz bizzat içindesiniz.
Rated 19 May 2019
umutheatreumutheatre
Rated 01 Mar 2019
99
97th
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da; ''Senaryo nasıl yazılır?'', ''Film nasıl çekilir, yönetilir?'', ''Bir oyuncu karakterini nasıl canlandırmalıdır?'' sorularına karşı verilebilecek en güzel cevap ve sinemanın bütün gerekliliklerini eksiksiz bir şekilde yerine getiren en büyük filmlerden.
Rated 01 Mar 2019
aalperraaaalperraa
Rated 17 Nov 2018
93
99th
Eylul 2018, Kirklareli
Rated 17 Nov 2018
tancantancan
Rated 05 Jun 2018
74
35th
A good picture of Turkey and human psychology. In a calm night, police begin with a kind interrogation, but they get rude as the night gets longer. Mysterious murders are because of adultery. Everybody complains and asks for progress regarding to their life. Daily dialogues are just so Turkish. The only problem is that the movie is an art film, so it is very slow.
Rated 05 Jun 2018
eskimoseskimos
Rated 07 Feb 2018
100
99th
bu topraklarda çekilmiş en iyi film.
Rated 07 Feb 2018
sweeper770Sweeper770
Rated 24 Jan 2018
88
83rd
Hoşmak olsun
Rated 24 Jan 2018
pratchett3Pratchett3
Rated 16 Dec 2017
4
10th
Wholly uninteresting
Rated 16 Dec 2017
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 07 Nov 2017
73
44th
Navigates the narrative backdrop of Dumont's 'l'humanité' while approaching darker Kiarostami sensibilities, but its loss of atmosphere in the final third led to a feeling of personal disappointment and tedium.
Rated 07 Nov 2017
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 19 Jul 2017
90
89th
I bet that sceptical doctor would be put in jail in President Erdogan's Turkey. That line about getting into the European Union is hilarious.
Rated 19 Jul 2017
jbynjbyn
Rated 09 Feb 2017
55
15th
I was putting this off because I thought it would be a chore to watch. It was a chore and I didn't find it very beautiful even though the camera work was masterful, it still moved way too slow.
Rated 09 Feb 2017
stoickovstoickov
Rated 04 Nov 2016
65
30th
Great characters. But the narration tempo was unbearable for me. I'm probably spoiled by hollywood.
Rated 04 Nov 2016
weafdogWeafdog
Rated 02 Sep 2016
45
79th
Beautiful cinema reminiscent of the style and pacing of Leone, Tarkovsky, and American noir.
Rated 02 Sep 2016
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 16 Jul 2015
85
82nd
In comparison to Winter Sleep, I'd rewatch THIS film between the two. My dad's a big fan
Rated 16 Jul 2015
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 06 Jul 2015
59
57th
Less claustrophobically Bergmanesque and self-important than Winter Sleep, with some nice nighttime outdoors footage and lots of evocative little details, but the more i think about it the less it adds up to as much as it feels like it should, full of vague 'significance' which might ultimately just be vague, even if it's outwardly one of Ceylan's more impressive films (stylistically here he seems to be adding both Dumont circa Humanite and a moodier, gloomy Kiarostami to his repertoire).
Rated 06 Jul 2015
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 31 Mar 2015
34
97th
Could see why someone doesn't like this but for the long shots alone I really enjoyed the film. Wouldn't recommend it for someone who wants to be wowed but if you want to be in a slowburn environment, this is it.
Rated 31 Mar 2015
le_mamile mami
Rated 28 Dec 2014
70
66th
Yeniden izlemece..
Rated 28 Dec 2014
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 07 Dec 2014
100
98th
A perfect film, perfectly acted, perfectly shot, perfectly paced. Just amazing.
Rated 07 Dec 2014
hearstfyhearstfy
Rated 27 Oct 2014
71
39th
koyu bilal
Rated 27 Oct 2014
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 12 Jul 2014
4
52nd
first turkish movie i've seen, and given their reputation, i wasn't exactly clamouring. the beautiful photography is very reminiscent of kiarostami, but dramatically they have little in common, and thematically this is much sparser, and as a result less interesting for me. however there is no doubt that this is very evocative and moody, and yes, very nice to look at.
Rated 12 Jul 2014
rufamRufam
Rated 30 Jun 2014
95
99th
"Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da" is a stunningly shot, often gut-wrenching (I still can't get the 'soundtrack' over the credits out of my head) meditation on the fleeting nature of human life, in the guise of a crawling, moody neonoir. Ceylan is in dead-serious philosophical mood, but he retains his eye for totally believable everyday dialogue and behavior. I won't argue that the final third doesn't drag, but the film's evocative gasp and complex questions are unshakable.
Rated 30 Jun 2014
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 10 Mar 2014
3
45th
A film of subtle tone and and measured pace, with rich visual texture and intelligently written characters. It is a masterful work, but I found myself admiring it from a distance rather than feeling much personal affection for it.
Rated 10 Mar 2014
neonmanNeonman
Rated 25 Dec 2013
59
14th
Before I popped in this film, I read on the DVD case a quote from the director about how he likes boring films and that he usually dislikes them at first but then later on they become his favourite films. I'm not sure how I'm gonna feel about this film in several years time, but for now, it's boring.
Rated 25 Dec 2013
isaboojumisaboojum
Rated 12 Aug 2013
2
29th
I slept through part of it so maybe I shouldn't be rating. It has some fine bits of dialogue - both spoken and unspoken - but it drags on for much too long.
Rated 12 Aug 2013
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 21 Jul 2013
65
62nd
[need a re-watch]
Rated 21 Jul 2013
zokuzoku
Rated 18 Jul 2013
100
95th
Absolutely stunning. Gorgeous idyllic landscapes interspersed with seemingly mundane dialogues that offers a peek into the Turkish lifestyle. Pleasantly taken away with the multiple facets depicted of the human condition weaved together from the various characters introduced.
Rated 18 Jul 2013
cinesexualcinesexual
Rated 11 May 2013
89
89th
Essentially a police procedural stripped of everything except its second-to-final act -- the nighttime search for a murdered corpse -- this often mordantly funny art film instead provides momentary glimpses into the characters involved & socio-economic context invoked when someone does evil & the law kicks in on the Anatolian steppes of Turkey. Finely observed, formally impressive in its first 2/3 w/ some beautiful landscape photography, we learn that everything and everyone is a cover-up.
Rated 11 May 2013
maakalmaakal
Rated 13 Feb 2013
68
31st
Beautifully shot, and interesting enough, but moves at a turtle's pace and I just couldn't get into the story. At all. Every time the camera would spin around for another extended take, the film lost my attention. I think in another, more reflective mood, I would have liked it more.
Rated 13 Feb 2013
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 12 Feb 2013
4
91st
Increased superstition and sensitivity to both the morbid and beautiful. The grind of work; stuttering double-checks and aw-fuckit moments, a weird sense of profundity. The best depiction of sleep deprivation/insomnia I've seen.
Rated 12 Feb 2013
mandymandy
Rated 12 Feb 2013
7
73rd
Beautifully shot and directed, the story slowly unfolds. It is a very human film with so much going on under the surface.
Rated 12 Feb 2013
jnsonejijnsoneji
Rated 10 Feb 2013
90
59th
Slow and near to reality but I missed some punches.
Rated 10 Feb 2013
td888td888
Rated 19 Jan 2013
10
2nd
Another big PSI miss. Nice visuals, but the rest I found extremely boring. Not my cup of tea apparently.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 07 Jan 2013
2
17th
in the established context ('the wind will carry us' is a superior tonal reference point) feels transparently contrived to smother us with grave absurdity, hushed dread and moral guilt--there are Significant Silences everywhere you listen. metaphors for death/bureaucratic futility/ human smallness are similarly blunt, while even the gorgeous landscape cinematography is too perfectly painterly to humble with the indifferent vastness it aims for. whole thing feels sort of painfully overcalculated.
Rated 07 Jan 2013
thehynesthehynes
Rated 28 Oct 2012
62
75th
overly long and not that interesting but what saves this film is that it is so beautifully shot and wonderfully acted
Rated 28 Oct 2012
icarusIcarus
Rated 18 Oct 2012
96
97th
Ceylan effectively combines his tendency for glorious cinematography with a masterfully written screenplay. The visuals give the film something of an ethereal quality, which works well for the "fairy tale" aspect of the narrative. The layers to the narrative seem to be endless, touching on life, death, the nature of truth, the role of science/logic in the world, compassion, etc. The final act at the hospital takes the film to a level unmatched by most anything I've seen.
Rated 18 Oct 2012
onooreonoore
Rated 18 Sep 2012
88
58th
Hikayede bir başlangıç, bir son yok. Günümüz film alışkanlıklarından çok uzaklarda bir yerlerde seyrediyor NBC. Hiçbir sorunuza da cevap bulamıyorsunuz belki. Ama bu adam kamerayı öyle bir yere koyuyor ki, günlük hayatta en anlamsız, en basit, hiç umursanmayacak, unutulup gidecek 'sıradan' anları bile sıkılmadan dakikalarca izlettirirken tatmin ediyor insanı film. Hiçbir başlangıca, hiçbir sona ihtiyaç duymadan. Gerç
Rated 18 Sep 2012
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 02 Sep 2012
8
94th
A film with great subtlety and depth. The pace is languid but never tedious, as each shot and character has clear significance to the overall story. It also features some of the most gorgeous cinematography in recent memory, especially during the first half. It's just a very satisfying and richly layered moral drama, and one of the best films of 2011.
Rated 02 Sep 2012
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 21 Aug 2012
73
28th
The first two thirds or so are fascinating. The images of the endless drive through the night will stay with me, and the touch of dark comedy when they find the body is great. It loses its way in the final act, however.
Rated 21 Aug 2012
yesildereyesildere
Rated 08 Jul 2012
95
98th
perfect.. one thing to add SPOILER They did dig his grave deeper but the dog'd grubed up the body. and also he might be unconscious during the burial :) SPOILER
Rated 08 Jul 2012
bbabayigitbbabayigit
Rated 29 Jun 2012
90
58th
Filmin oyunculukları ve yönetimi gerçekten çok keyifli gözüküyor.. ancak ses senkronizasyonunda bir sıkıntı olduğunu filmi izlerkende anlamak mümkün.. kurgu günlüğünde okuyuncada tamamen emin oldum. ancak film türkiyenin başyapıtlarından birisi oldu. atmosfer çok güzeldi.. fotoğraflar için gökhan tiryakiyi tebrik etmek lazım. yeni NBC sinemasını tamamen yenileyen bir atmosfer sunuyor izleyiciye ...
Rated 29 Jun 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 18 Apr 2012
40
18th
Now, I have no problem with films that are all talk and no action, I managed to remain interested for the entire three hours of 'Dogville', but for something like that to work you have to have interesting characters, a decent script and an engrossing story, none of which Anatolia has. The dialogue is dire, the humor is awkward, the plot is ridiculously stretched out and the entire thing is just overly long and never interesting. It is, however, very beautiful and has an inspired visual style.
Rated 18 Apr 2012
xacviantxacviant
Rated 07 Apr 2012
92
95th
Perhaps there's not really a message here, just the story of what happened "once upon a time in Anatolia": a group of officials and a murderer, searching for the murderer's victim in the Turkish countryside. With patience, a keen eye, and a sense of dark humor, Nuri Bilge Ceylan shows the events of a night and day with absorbing clarity, aided by stunning cinematography and top-notch acting (especially Taner Birsel as the haunted prosecutor). A deliberately-paced but endlessly fascinating film.
Rated 07 Apr 2012
just1nJust1n
Rated 30 Mar 2012
80
78th
Beautifully shot and lighted. Simple everyday things look stunning on screen. A different take on a police investigation. Was a bit long winded in parts but i really need to view it again.
Rated 30 Mar 2012
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 18 Mar 2012
89
98th
Superb. Wonderful framing, lighting and naturalistic sound; the pacing feels like realtime and yet the film is exquisitely constructed - I felt that a master was at work here. And the acting is of the highest calibre: so subtle that a muscle movement in the face, a twitch, a posture at times portrays a character's devastation.
Rated 18 Mar 2012
ephedrinephedrin
Rated 11 Feb 2012
90
96th
World class...
Rated 11 Feb 2012
st_bernaSt. Berna
Rated 05 Feb 2012
90
91st
ercan kesal'in oyunculugu, oyunculukta bir $ahika. dogal ve abartisiz oyunculukta gelinen son nokta. oyle boyle degil; agzim ve gozlerim acik izledim. diger yandan filmde seslendirme sorunu var. sene olmus 2012. ayip artik.
Rated 05 Feb 2012
ceyhunk26ceyhunk26
Rated 25 Jan 2012
87
97th
Plot 17/20 Fiction 18/20 Casting/Acting 18/20 Worldbuilding 17/20 Entertainment 17/20
Rated 25 Jan 2012
domahdomah
Rated 13 Jan 2012
85
74th
Even by Turkish standards, an overlong and meandering movie. Would've been safe to cut off around 30 minutes or so. But other than that, excellent work and a great twist at the end.
Rated 13 Jan 2012
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 11 Jan 2012
90
95th
Loved it. Especially the first half, which is just outstanding visually.
Rated 11 Jan 2012
arandurarandur
Rated 07 Jan 2012
47
4th
Nuri Bilge Ceylan; seninle yildizimiz barismayacak. Uc Maymun kadar dahi oykusu olmayan bu filmi sevebilmek icin bir neden bulamadim.
Rated 07 Jan 2012
mertmert
Rated 05 Dec 2011
90
89th
its a great movie.
Rated 05 Dec 2011
gokseltuzungokseltuzun
Rated 11 Nov 2011
85
61st
fotograf gibi film lakin, konu kötü ellerine sağlık yine de nuri bilgenin
Rated 11 Nov 2011
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 27 Oct 2011
80
85th
It's like a thriller codirected by Wim Wenders and Terrence Malick: a slow narrative, an astonishing cinematography and a deep depiction of violence and cruelty.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
halukilhanhalukilhan
Rated 26 Oct 2011
90
74th
sari bozkir sari farlar, isik kullanimi, muhtarin evindeki yemek sahnesi, detaylar
Rated 26 Oct 2011
dtortumdtortum
Rated 10 Oct 2011
95
85th
Turkiye'yi ozledim.
Rated 10 Oct 2011
papershinobiPaperShinobi
Rated 03 Oct 2011
100
99th
how can a foreigner understand this film totally? they cannot. Epic!
Rated 03 Oct 2011

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