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A man walks into a station and stays for 137 minutes. Trust the journey.

A Long Story (2012)

melancholicunhurriedTurkish railway noir

Overview

A long story that started and ended at the station.

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Standout Aspects

Cinematography

The train station becomes a character, all steam and regret

Acting

İmirzalıoğlu broods magnificently, as is his right

Direction

Sınav makes 137 minutes feel like a lifetime, intentionally

Best for:Solo: Late night when you're feeling existentially Turkish·Streaming: When you want to feel cultured without understanding every reference·Rewatch: Second viewing catches all the station symbolism you missed

Heads up:Emotional: Terminal melancholy with no easy redemption·Triggers: Poverty, class humiliation, and one very sad donkey

Director

Osman Sınav

ReleasedOct 12, 2012

Runtime2h 17m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Sinegraf

UIP Türkiye

Top Cast

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu

Bulgaryalı Ali

Tuğçe Kazaz

Münire

Altan Erkekli

Emin Efendi

Güven Kıraç

Tren Şefi

Zafer Algöz

Şeref

Cihat Tamer

Okul Müdürü

Mahir Günşiray

Savcı

Mustafa Alabora

Kamil Zeki Bey

Cengiz Bozkurt

Şükrü

Mustafa Üstündağ

Makasçı

Ushan Çakır

Mustafa

Damla Sönmez

Ayla

Erkan Avcı

Selami

Sait Genay

Mantocu

Şener Kökkaya

Çerçi Abdullah

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Trivia

Based on a short story by Mustafa Kutlu, a writer famous for capturing Anatolian soul-crushing isolation. The film expands 20 pages into 137 minutes.

Cultural

The 'Bulgarian' identity of Ali references the forced migration of Turkish minorities from Bulgaria in 1989, adding layers of displacement to his rootlessness.

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