Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (15)

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is a film about three men, who drive through the Anatolian countryside.  The three men - a police commissioner, a prosecutor and a doctor - light the way along the serpentine roads and rolling hills. The reason for the trip is to search for a corpse, the victim of a brutal murder. The suspect, who claims he was drunk, can’t remember where he buried the body. The night wears on, details about the murder emerge and the investigators’ own secrets come to light. In the Anatolian steppes nothing is what it seems, and when the body is found the real questions begin.

Back in 2011 Once Upon a Time in Anatolia was the Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes.  During its run at film festivals it was also nominated and won various different awards.  One of these was the Best Director award at Dublin International Film Festival.  During this release at film festivals and while on general release the film has been critically acclaimed.

The director Nuri Bilge Ceylan has an interesting list of films which he has directed before Once Upon a Time in Anatolia such as Three Monkeys, Climates and Distant.   The actors within the film are popular and well-known on film and in television shows within Turkey.

Have a look at the trailer below:

Once Upon A Time In Anatolia is screened on:

Saturday 2nd at 10:45 am - Screen Tea

Wednesday 6th at 7:45pm