After making Turkey’s first and most-watched horror film, “D@bbe,” director Hasan Karacadag( has achieved another first in Turkey by making the country’s first alien movie. Shot with a bigger budget compared to his previous horror flick, “Semum” will hit theaters on Feb. 8 at 150 locations across Turkey.
Karacadag( argues that he tried to create a model of a Turco-Islamic horror film and that he would make the world recognize this model, of which he sees “Semum” as the first example. “Semum” stars Ayça I.nci, Burak Hakk? and Cem Kurtog(lu in the lead roles and recounts the true story of a woman who lives in I.zmir. “Semum” will be compared with “The Exorcist” and I.nci will be compared with Linda Blair, the director says, noting that the Turkish horror films made so far have been far from satisfactory.
Hollywood’s Justin R. Durban composed the film’s soundtrack; its poster was designed by a Japanese group called K2 and the credit for all the visual effects goes to the Turkish effects company BDR Digital. Abdullah Aymaz was consulted on the religious subject matter in the film. Today’s Zaman spoke with Karacadag( about the criticism directed at his debut film “D@bbe” and his newest production “Semum.”
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