A Long Story (Uzun Hikaye)

Osman Sınav directed and produced the Turkish drama Uzun Hikâye (A Long Story), which Yiğit Güralp adapted from Mustafa Kutlu's work of the same name. It opened on October 12, 2012. Preparation took eleven years, as the script changed hands often and the budget fell short; shooting began in March 2012 and finished in eight weeks. The film used 65 actors, about 450 extras and a crew of 80.

The story begins when Ali, orphaned young, leaves Bulgaria with his wrestler grandfather Süleyman and settles in Eyüp, Istanbul. When Münire's family refuses to give her to him, Ali elopes with her, and the family then wanders town to town along the railways with their son Mustafa. Ali's passion for equality and justice gets him driven out of almost every town, yet he never loses hope. The story runs from the 1940s to the late 1970s. Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Tuğçe Kazaz lead the cast, with Altan Erkekli, Mustafa Alabora, Güven Kıraç, Zafer Algöz and Cihat Tamer.

Filming took place in Kütahya, Adapazarı, Ayvalık, Altınoluk and Cumalıkızık in Bursa. Suat Kapkı and Taner Özbel co-produced. Sınav graduated from Mimar Sinan University's cinema and TV department 35 years later with this film.