''Åžeytan'' is a 1974 Turkish
cult
In modern English, ''cult'' is usually a pejorative term for a social group that is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals, or its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal. This ...
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
that is loosely
plagiarized off of
William Friedkin’s ''
The Exorcist'' (1973), directed by
Metin Erksan
İsmail Metin Erksan (1 January 1929 – 4 August 2012) was a Turkish people, Turkish film director and art historian.
Biography
Erksan was born in Çanakkale. Following his graduation from Pertevniyal High School in Istanbul, he studied art hi ...
.
The film was apparently shot with a low budget, resulting in a grainy and poor image quality. ''Åžeytan'' was out of print until 2007, when it was released in
DVD.
Synopsis
Canan Perver is a 12-year-old girl named Gul, living a high society life with her mother in
Istanbul, who becomes possessed by the
Devil himself after experimenting with a
Ouija Board.
Release
The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , is commonly known as "Turkish ''Exorcist''" because of plot and stylistic similarities copied from ''The Exorcist''.
See also
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1974 in film
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1974 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Events
*February 7 – ''Blazing Saddles'' is released in the United ...
External links
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1974 horror films
Films shot in Turkey
Turkish films
Turkish horror films
Films about exorcism
Horror film remakes
1974 films
The Devil in film
Remakes of Turkish films
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