''Araf'' (English: ''The Abortion'') is a 2006 Turkish film directed by Biray Dalkiran.

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* Country:

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

* Genre: Thriller

Synopsis

Inspired by Japanese horror movies, the movie tells the story of Eda ( Akasya Aslitürkmen), a dancer who fell in love with Cihan ( Kubilay Tunçer), her married lover. When she realized that she was four months pregnant, she thought that an abortion would solve the problem. On the same night that her dance academy mate Oya ( Deniz Soyarslan) made the solo show instead of her, Eda had an illegal

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...

, risking her life. Three years later she marries a photographer, Cenk ( Murat Yıldırım). When she gets pregnant again, the ghost of the fetus from the abortion comes to haunt her.

Reception

The film was "shunned" for both its overtly misogynistic tones, poor directing, and sloppy script.

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* 2000s thriller films 2006 films 2000s Turkish-language films Films set in Turkey Turkish horror films Films about abortion {{Turkey-film-stub