Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Turkish | Color | 157 min


Life in a small town is akin to journeying in the middle of the steppes: the sense that "something new and different" will spring up behind every hill, but always unerringly similar, tapering, vanishing or lingering monotonous roads.
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Film Details

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan  

Countries: Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Languages: Turkish

Runtime: 157 min

Color: Color

Nuri Bilge Ceylan  

He is regarded as one of the most prominent contemporary directors in world cinema. Ceylan has been honored with multiple awards at the Cannes Film Festival across several editions. His film Distant (2003) won both the Grand Prix, while Three Monkeys (2008) earned him the Best Director Award. In 2011, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia received the Grand Prix once again, and his career reached a peak in 2014 when he won the Palme d’Or for his epic film Winter Sleep.

Additional Information

Contacts:

Writers: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ercan Kesal, Ebru Ceylan

Cast: Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Fırat Tanış, Ercan Kesal, Erol Eraslan

Production Company:

Producer: Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan, Can Yılmaz, Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Editor: Bora Göksingöl, Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cinematographer: Gökhan Tiryaki