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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan · TSPDT #477

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.

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Defining films

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
1954 · Elia Kazan
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Elia Kazan
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass
1961 · Elia Kazan
East of Eden
East of Eden
1955 · Elia Kazan
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Chaos Class
The Chaos Class
1975 · Ertem Eğilmez
The Mountain II
The Mountain II
2016 · Alper Çağlar
My Father and My Son
My Father and My Son
2005 · Çağan Irmak
The Bandit
The Bandit
1996 · Yavuz Turgul
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Miracle in Cell No. 7
2019 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1976 · Ertem Eğilmez
Tosun Pasha
Tosun Pasha
1976 · Kartal Tibet
G.O.R.A.
G.O.R.A.
2004 · Ömer Faruk Sorak
Ayla: The Daughter of War
Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 · Can Ulkay
The Foster Brothers
The Foster Brothers
1976 · Ertem Eğilmez
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976 · Ertem Eğilmez
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier
Saban, Son of Saban
Saban, Son of Saban
1977 · Ertem Eğilmez
Feyzo, The Polite One
Feyzo, The Polite One
1978 · Atıf Yılmaz
The King of the Street Cleaners
The King of the Street Cleaners
1977 · Zeki Ökten
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977 · Ertem Eğilmez
Vizontele
Vizontele
2001 · Yılmaz Erdoğan

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