Baskin (film)
| Baskin | |
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| Directed by | Can Evrenol |
| Produced by | Mo Film |
| Written by | Can Evrenol Cem Özüduru Erçin Sadıkoğlu Eren Akay |
| Starring | Mehmet Cerrahoğlu Ergun Kuyucu Görkem Kasal Muharrem Bayrak |
| Music by | JF (Ulas Pakkan & Volkan Akaalp) |
| Cinematography | Alp Korfali |
| Edited by | Erkan Özekan |
| Distributed by | IFC Midnight (US) |
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Running time
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97 minutes |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Budget | $350.000 |
Baskin is a 2015 Turkish surreal horror film directed by Can Evrenol, based on his 2013 short film by the same name.[1] The plot centers around five police officers who have inadvertently wandered into Hell.
First screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015, the film marks Evrenol's feature film directorial debut. Actors Muharrem Bayrak and Gorkem Kasal, who had performed in the short film version, returned to star in the full-length film, joined by Ergun Kuyucu, Fatih Dokgoz and Sabahattin Yakut as the five police officers that make up the film's main cast of protagonists. First-time actor Mehmet Cerrahoglu has received positive reviews [2] for his noteworthy performance as the villain, The Father. Cerrahoglu suffers from an ultra rare skin condition which gives him his unique physical appearance.
The film has been compared to A Nightmare on Elm Street for its themes of childhood and dreams, and its lavish use of violence and gore.[3]
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Synopsis
Five police officers, Remzi, Arda, Yavuz, Apo, and Seyfi, are dining at a restaurant, during which they start discussing sex. Their meal is interrupted when they receive a distress call from Inceagac, a town known for being the focus of strange rumors. During the trip Seyfi has a terrifying vision of a bloody figure and accidentally drives their van into the water. Stranded, the officers eventually make their way to Inceagac, where they find themselves in an abandoned building, captured by cult members and are subjected to a number of increasingly bizarre and surreal scenarios.
Cast
- Ergun Kuyucu as Boss Remzi
- Muharrem Bayrak as Yavuz
- Gorkem Kasal as Arda
- Fatih Dokgöz as Apo
- Sabahattin Yakut as Seyfi
- Mehmet Cerrahoglu as Baba / The Father
- Sevket Suha Tezel as Master Creep / The Servant
- Fadik Bülbül as Sister Butcher
- Mehmet Akif Budak as Diner Footboy
Production
Baskin is independently financed and shot in Istanbul by MO Film, with a budget around $350,000. It was a 28-night shoot, with no days shots, with a month of pre-production and a post-production stage of 2 months. On an interview with Fangoria, director says: "Our permits were at times iffy, so we were always stressed about the authorities finding out what the hell we were doing in some of our crazy locations. We had naked people on set in the most conservative areas of town. That was a constant stress. Also, the time limitations for certain scenes made them really difficult, and that single underwater shot cost us almost half a shooting night." [4]
Release
Baskin is only the 8th Turkish film ever to be released in the US.
It is released by IFC Midnight in U.S. with a limited theatrical screening, as well as VOD and iVOD platforms. Baskin is also released in over 20 countries including Canada, UK, Germany, Russia, China, Italy, Scandinavia via their UK based world sales agent; SALT Company. In its home country, Baskin was released in over 120 theatres, across 45 cities, on Jan 1st, 2016.[5]
A 2-Disc Limited Collector's Edition (Blu-ray + DVD) is released by Capelight Pictures in Germany on April 29.[6]
Reception
Critical reception for Baskin has been positive and the film holds a rating of 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[7] Shock Till You Drop praised the film and drew comparisons to the work of Italian horror director Lucio Fulci, writing "BASKIN feels like a steroidal version of a vintage early 80’s Fulci film; not a rip-off or an homage by any stretch, but an heir to the same philosophies of filmmaking, the same desire to create an unrelenting, dreamscape of Grand Guignol and emotional response."[8] Variety wrote a mixed review, stating "Of interest as a rare modern Turkish horror film, Can Evrenol’s debut feature will be a must-see for fans at fantasy fests, but its initial promise dissipates in a muddle of repetitious phantasmagoria and too little narrative or character development."[9]
Awards
Baskin won the Best New Director award at Fantasticfest, and The Director's Award at Morbido Fest in 2015.[10]
Action Figures
Berlin based Goodleg Toys did limited edition action figures of Baskin. The first wave of figures features Arda The Cop, The Master Creep, and The Father. The figures are 3.75" tall, 100% hand made, and limited to just 15 pieces each. After Manborg, Bio-Cop, Surf-Nazis Must Die, Fist of Jesus, Fungor, and Turbo Kid, Can Evrenol’s Baskin is GoodLeg Toys' 7th (official!) movie action figure resin release. Link for the online store: http://goodlegtoys.storenvy.com/products/15652143-mo-film-x-goodleg-toys-official-baskin-resin-action-figures
References
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- ↑ http://www.fangoria.com/new/qa-director-can-evrenol-delves-into-his-truly-twisted-baskin/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4935418/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf
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