original Turkish title: KARABASAN BASKIN [Nightmare Raid]
directors:
Can Evrenol
starring: Mehmet Cerrahoglu ˇ Görkem Kasal ˇ Ergun Kuyucu ˇ Muharrem
Bayrak ˇ Fatih Dokgöz
As the unrelenting,
dark impact of Turkish horror continues to gain an International popularity
(SICCIN,
DABBE,
BLACK
MAGIC, et al) , here is something a bit different.
And perhaps more accessible for the Western audiences. Like so many
other contemporary Turkish horror films, this is a wildly effective,
gross-out journey into a shadow world. However, unlike all the others,
this one does not rely on religion, superstition or possession to
ignite the terror. Here is an ultra-violent descent into a sick place
that may - in fact - be Hell [with a capital "H"] but is
more likely something even more disturbing. The story (once you get
past the initial, character-driven first 15 minutes or so) is about
a police squad dispatched to an abandoned building after another unit
requests backup. But, once they arrive and find no one fortifying
the place, the squad reluctantly decides to enter the building. As
they go inside, the men stumble upon... and become victims of... a
blood-n-sex orgy.
This is the debut
film for young director Can Evrenol, born in Istanbul but a graduate
of film and cinema art from the University of Kent in Canterbury England.
He lists CALVAIRE
as one of his favorite films [and inspiration for this award winning
project].
A
Turkish film with English subtitles;
fully uncut (97 min)
widescreen format, DVDs encoded for ALL REGION NTSC,
playable on any American DVD machine.
Extras include theatrical trailer
SemiNudity/Graphic
Violence/Gore/Strong Sexual Situations
For Adult Audiences
