Synopse
In this long, slow, hypnotic film about a bunch of men looking for a body in the endless eerie Anatolian landscape, Turkey's star director Nuri Bilge Ceylan explores the human condition through side glances and offhand remarks, caring very little about time, especially the viewer's time, in eventless sequences without conventional action. At the same time, for those willing to take the plunge, it is a deep and haunting work that lingers in the memory.
Regie
NURI BILGE CEYLAN (*1959) is one of contemporary Turkish cinema's most important figures. His epic Winter Sleep, which was also shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG, won the Golden Palm in 2014. The Wild Pear Tree also ran in competition at Cannes.
Info
Original Title: Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da
International Title: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Category: Feature
Section: Agenda 11
Version & Subtitles: Turkish OV
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Screenplay: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Ercan Kesal
Cast/Protagonists: Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Fırat Tanış, Ercan Kesal
Production country: Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year of Production: 2011
Length: 157 min
Producer: Zeynep Ozbatur, Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan, Mirsad Purivatra, Eda Arikan, Ibrahim Sahin, Müge Kolat, Murat Akdi
Production company: Zeyno Film, Prod2006, Turkish Radio & Televison, Ýmaj, Fida Film, NBC Film
Cinematography: Gökhan Tiryaki
Editor: Bora Gökşingöl, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
World Sales: Zeyno Film
