original Turkish
title ALKARISI: CENNIK [Alkarisi: Insanity]
director: Muzaffer
Gülçek
starring: Ceyda Saltadal ·
Sanem Isler
· Ilker
Köklük ·
Tuncay Tarhan
· Mehmet
Tokatli
Dilara
us seven months pregnant. She takes maternity leave from her job and
retires to her home where she will spend her time relaxing. However,
once Dilara is confined to her home, the nightmare begins to poison
her pregnancy. She is convinced that an Alkarisi has decided to terrorize
her.
Alkarisi
is a legendary Turkish creature (from the Altaic mythology) that infects
women and horses during pregnancy (the creature was also central to
the SICCIN
series). According to the belief, the Alkarisi feeds on the developing
lungs of the fetus [and in some cases, babies]. There are various traditional
remedies for the victim, which include constant monitoring, always being
in a lighted room, and using a copy of the sacred Koran as a pillow.
Traditionally,
the Alkarisi is thought to be responsible for stillborn babies.
A Turkish
film with English subtitles; widescreen, 72 minutes;
DVD encoded for WORLD FORMAT NTSC, playable on any American machine.
Extras include selected theatrical Turkish trailers
Violence/Sexual
Situations
Recommended For MatureAudiences
