Once upon a Time in Anatolia

Synopsis:

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...

Title
Once upon a Time in Anatolia
Original Title
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Year of Production
2011
Country
Turkey , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Film Type
Feature
Genre
Drama / Crime
Duration
157
Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast
Muhammet Uzuner , Yilmaz Erdogan , Taner Birsel , Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan , Firat Tanis , Ercan Kesal , Erol Erarslan , Ugur Aslanoglu , Emre Sen
Screenplay
Nuri Bilge Ceylan , Ebru Ceylan , Ercan Kesal
Producer
Nuri Bilge Ceylan , Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan , Murat Akdilek , Eda Arikan , Müge Kolat , Mirsad Purivatra , Ibrahim Sahin
Cinematographer
Gökhan Tiryaki
Art Director
Dilek Yapkuöz Ayaztuna
Editor
Bora Göksingöl
Production
Zeynofilm , Turkish Radio & Television (TRT) , Imaj , Fida Film , NBC Film
Visual Effects
Yves Delforge
Distributor
AmaFilms , The Cinema Guild , Contact Film , Kinostar , Memento Films , Orlando Films , Filmfreak Distributie , Imaj , Leopardo Filmes , Lighthouse Home Entertainment , New Wave Films , Only Hearts Company
Approximate Budget
139K $






















With the support of the Eurimages Fund of the Council of Europe


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Participation in festivals

Won award on festivals

Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011 • Won, Asia Pacific Screen Award Achievement in Cinematography Gökhan Tiryaki • Won, Asia Pacific Screen Award Achievement in Directing Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Won, Jury Grand Prize Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan • Nominated, Asia Pacific Screen Award Best Screenplay Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ercan Kesal, Ebru Ceylan • Nominated, Asia Pacific Screen Award Best Film Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan, Mirsad Purivatra, Eda Arikan, Ibrahim Sahin, Müge Kolat, Murat Akdilek, Nuri Bilge Ceylan Cannes Film Festival 2011 • Won, Grand Prize of the Jury Best Film Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Nominated, Palme d'Or Nuri Bilge Ceylan Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2012 • Nominated, CFCA Award Best Foreign Language Film Chlotrudis Awards 2013 • Nominated, Chlotrudis Award Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast • Nominated, Chlotrudis Award Best Cinematography Gökhan Tiryaki Cinemanila International Film Festival 2011 • Nominated, Lino Brocka Award International Competition Nuri Bilge Ceylan Dubai International Film Festival 2011 • Won, Muhr AsiaAfrica Special Jury Prize Feature Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Won, Muhr AsiaAfrica Award Best Cinematographer - Feature Gökhan Tiryaki • Nominated, Muhr AsiaAfrica Award Best Film - Feature Nuri Bilge Ceylan Dublin International Film Festival 2012 • Won, Dublin Film Critics Award Best Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan European Film Awards 2012 • Nominated, European Film Award Best Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Nominated, European Film Award Best Cinematographer Gökhan Tiryaki Independent Spirit Awards 2013 • Nominated, Independent Spirit Award Best International Film Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Turkey International Cinephile Society Awards 2013 • Won, ICS Award Best Cinematography Gökhan Tiryaki • 2nd place, ICS Award Best Ensemble • Nominated, ICS Award Best Picture • Nominated, ICS Award Best Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Nominated, ICS Award Best Film Not in the English Language 2012 • Won, ICS Award Best Picture Not Released in 2011 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2011 • Won, Netpac Award Nuri Bilge Ceylan • For its visual mastery in exploring doubt and the darkness of the human soul. London Critics Circle Film Awards 2013 • Nominated, ALFS Award Foreign Language Film of the Year • Nominated, ALFS Award Director of the Year Nuri Bilge Ceylan New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2012 • 3rd place, NYFCC Award Best Foreign Language Film Oslo Films from the South Festival 2011 • Nominated, Films from the South Award Best Feature Nuri Bilge Ceylan Philadelphia Film Festival 2011 • Won, Audience Award - Honorable Mention Masters Nuri Bilge Ceylan

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