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Araf

2006 · 97 min

A slow, oppressive nightmare of guilt and dread that lingers with eerie imagery and sudden scares.

Directed by
Biray Dalkıran
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Akasya Asıltürkmen, Murat Yildirim, Kubilay Tunçer
Overview
Eda and Cenk are a young couple who met and married during their college years. Their happiness is sealed when Eda learns she is expecting a baby. However, as her pregnancy progresses, Eda begins to experience unusual events. A soul stuck between heaven and hell has returned to earth to seek revenge. As Eda struggles to awaken from this relentless nightmare, an unprecedented horror will engulf the young couple.

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Directed by
Biray Dalkıran
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Akasya Asıltürkmen, Murat Yildirim, Kubilay Tunçer
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • grief
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror
Directed by
Biray Dalkıran
Written by
Hakan Bilir
Starring
Akasya Asıltürkmen, Murat Yildirim, Kubilay Tunçer, Yasin Şerif Tulun, Deniz Soyarslan, Kevork Türker, Hayfa Safi, Serhan Ernak
Cinematography
Aşkın Sağıroğlu
Runtime
97 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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