(2011, dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan, w/ Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan)

Once Upon A Time In Anatolia will finish at approximately 6:38pm.

It doesn't always take action to advance the plot. Skillfully orchestrated through carefully composed cinematography and seemingly mindless casual dialogue, Anatolia reveals a compelling crime narrative without ever venturing into straight up generic territory. A film that refuses to be defined by so careless a terminology, Anatolia is as much a thriller as it is a humanist drama and a photographic portrait of the Anatolian steppes. TJ