▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁H oj ak uli ▁Nar li ye v . ▁The ▁main ▁cast ▁were ▁the ▁Turkish ▁actors ▁Tar ı k ▁Tar can , ▁Y ı l maz ▁Dur u ▁and ▁the ▁Turk men ▁actors ▁May a ▁A im ed ova , ▁H oj ad ur dy ▁Nar li ye v . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁partially ▁fil med ▁on ▁location ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁in ▁Turkey , ▁representing ▁a ▁Turkish - S ov iet ▁co operation ▁in ▁film making . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁one ▁narr ative ▁str and ▁within ▁ ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁Day ▁Last s ▁More ▁Th an ▁a ▁H undred ▁Years ▁(" И ▁до ль ше ▁века ▁д ли тся ▁день ") ▁by ▁Ch ing h iz ▁A it mat ov , ▁a ▁philosoph ical ▁tale ▁about ▁what ▁can ▁happen ▁to ▁people ▁if ▁they ▁forget ▁their ▁mother land , ▁language , ▁and ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁Turk ic ▁legend ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁tells ▁about ▁a ▁cruel ▁way ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁man k urt ▁of ▁a ▁capt ive ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁forget ▁everything ▁but ▁basic ▁activities ▁and , ▁thus , ▁becomes ▁an ▁ideal ▁slave ▁of ▁Dj ung ar '' ▁master s . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁Turk men ian ▁who ▁def ends ▁his ▁hom eland ▁from ▁invasion . ▁He ▁is ▁captured , ▁tort ured , ▁and ▁brain w ashed ▁into ▁serving ▁his ▁hom eland ' s ▁conquer ors . ▁He ▁is ▁so ▁completely ▁turned ▁that ▁he ▁k