
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Sep 23 2011
•3h 43m
•Drama, Crime
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, its members can't help but chat among themselves about everyday life, which ultimately leads to conversations about their deepest existential concerns and secrets.
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Muhammet Uzuner
Doktor Cemal

Yılmaz Erdoğan
Komiser Naci

Taner Birsel
Savcı Nusret

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Şoför Arap Ali
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