8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Crime • 2011 • 163 min
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Overview
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 and the night begins dragging on, its members can't help but chat with each other about everyday life, as the conversations turn more and more serious, revealing their deeper secrets and profound stories.
Starring Cast
Muhammet Uzuner • Yilmaz Erdogan • Taner Birsel
Where to watch
Apple TVRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
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 and the night begins dragging on, its members can't help but chat with each other about everyday life, as the conversations turn more and more serious, revealing their deeper secrets and profound stories.
Starring Cast
Muhammet Uzuner • Yilmaz Erdogan • Taner Birsel
Where to watch
Apple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film maintains a neutral stance by exploring the complexities of truth, justice, and human nature through an observational lens, refraining from promoting any specific political ideology or offering partisan critiques. It focuses on the existential and moral ambiguities inherent in the justice system and human actions.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features a cast that reflects its Turkish setting, without intentional efforts to diversify beyond the local demographic or to recast roles based on DEI principles. The narrative does not critique traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on a crime investigation and broader humanistic themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
The film's narrative does not center on family units, instead depicting traditional family structures and roles as background elements within the rural Anatolian setting. There is no explicit endorsement or critique of specific family values.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a murder investigation and the interactions among a prosecutor, doctor, and police officers in rural Anatolia, exploring themes of truth, justice, and human morality.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a murder investigation in the Anatolian steppe, exploring themes of justice, human nature, and the mundane aspects of life and death through its male-dominated cast and plot points.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an original work and does not adapt characters from pre-existing source material, historical records, or prior installments. Therefore, no characters are established as one gender in prior canon and then portrayed as a different gender in the film.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an original story with characters created for the production. There is no prior source material or historical basis to establish a canonical race for any character.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.2
8.2
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