Seytan (1974)

A little girl is possessed by a demon.

Director:

Metin Erksan

Writer:

Yilmaz Tümtürk

Stars:

Canan Perver, Cihan Ünal, Meral Taygun

Cast

Credited cast:
Canan Perver	...	Gül
Cihan Ünal	...	Tugrul Bilge
Meral Taygun	...	Gül's Mother
Agah Hün	...	The Exorcist
Erol Amaç	...	The police chief
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ekrem Gökkaya	...	Ekrem
Sabahat Isik
Ahmet Kostarika
Ferdi Merter
Ergun Rona
Ismail Hakki Sen
Ali Taygun	...	The Doctor
Muzaffer Yenen	...	(as Muzaffer Yener)

Storyline

In this remake of the 1973 horror hit "The Exorcist", a 12 year old girl named Gul, living with her mother in a cozy, high society life in Istambul becomes possessed by the Satan himself through a Ouija board and a troubled psychiatrist and an experienced exorcist become the girl's only hope for salvation.

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Plot Keywords:

occult | remake | catholic priest | caucasian | crucifix | 

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Taglines:

A real Turkey from Turkey!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

1 November 1974 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Satan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Saner Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Virtually a shot-by-shot remake of The Exorcist.

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Connections

Featured in David Walliams' Awfully Good: Awfully Good Movies (2011)

User Reviews

The Turkish "The Exorcist"..so that means it's cheaper and worse!

This is basically a Turkish scene by scene remake of "The Exorcist", so how bad could it be? Well, it also honestly isn't that bad but it of course is a totally pointless remake.

It's always credited as a remake but somehow I doubt this is actually an official one. They were lucky Hollywood did not find out about this movie, or else they would has most likely been sued for it.

It's just made to cash in on the success of the original "The Exorcist", in its native Turkey. Why else would you make and release a remake only one year after the original. And it's not like this movie is offering anything new or original, as compared to the original "The Exorcist". So seriously, I hope the Turkish people at the time were smart enough to catch the American version instead, which is of course also an infinitely better one.

I don't know why anybody should ever want to watch a cheaper and weaker made version of "The Exorcist". And that's basically all this movie is; A really cheap looking one, with some poor effects, weak acting and some bad film-making. Even though it follows the exact same story, this movie yet never manages to become a scary or intriguing one in any way. As a matter of fact, the movie starts to drag and repeat itself pretty early on already and it never succeeds at rising above the level of average.

The approach to the story is just boring and without any good ideas behind it. The directing and cinematography is the same, all the time. Often it starts with a closeup of a person and then zooms out. It becomes so noticeable and annoying after a while. It also just doesn't really manage to get its story of the ground and because of that its pace is also lacking, as is its horror. The movie still does has its moments but that is all simply because it's being based on some great source material, so can you truly give the movie credit for that?

But it does make this movie still a definitely watchable enough one. Those who like trashy, cheap horror flicks should definitely be able to appreciate this movie and seriously, it isn't half as bad as the movie might sound. Sure, it's a bit silly and clumsily done at times but overall the movie still remains a decent enough watch, despite the fact that it's being nothing more than a blatant ripoff, that adds nothing good, new or original on its own.

5/10

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