Baskin (2015)
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[TRAILER] Policemen (Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu) face a night of horror in a subterranean labyrinth after answering a distress call. A Turkish surrealist horror film directed by Can Evrenol, based on his 2013 short film by the same name.
"Baskin" is Turkish for "Raid."
Also starring Muharrem Bayrak, Fatih Dokgöz, Sabahattin Yakut, Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Sevket Suha Tezel, Fadik Bülbül, Mehmet Akif Budak.
Directed by Can Evrenol. Written by Can Evrenol, Cem Özüduru, Erçin Sadıkoğlu, Eren Akay. Cinematography by Alp Korfali. Edited by Erkan Özekan. Music by JF (Ulas Pakkan & Volkan Akaalp). A Mo Film/IFC Midnight release from Turkey, in Turkish.
80% fresh on rotten Tomatoes.
JustWatch listing.
"Baskin" is Turkish for "Raid."
Also starring Muharrem Bayrak, Fatih Dokgöz, Sabahattin Yakut, Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Sevket Suha Tezel, Fadik Bülbül, Mehmet Akif Budak.
Directed by Can Evrenol. Written by Can Evrenol, Cem Özüduru, Erçin Sadıkoğlu, Eren Akay. Cinematography by Alp Korfali. Edited by Erkan Özekan. Music by JF (Ulas Pakkan & Volkan Akaalp). A Mo Film/IFC Midnight release from Turkey, in Turkish.
80% fresh on rotten Tomatoes.
JustWatch listing.
This a crazy, crazy movie. Is there even any plot beyond "cops go to hell, weird stuff for the next hour"? Not that I was disappointed or anything, but if there's a story, I did not understand it. However, I was all in for the bonkers vibes.
His followup film, Housewife, is also pretty entertaining and weird, and has a story you can follow, assuming you can get on board with the Lynchian wavelength.
posted by mrphancy at 12:52 PM on October 14 [2 favorites]
His followup film, Housewife, is also pretty entertaining and weird, and has a story you can follow, assuming you can get on board with the Lynchian wavelength.
posted by mrphancy at 12:52 PM on October 14 [2 favorites]
A year or so ago, back when I was still on Twitter, someone tweeted that the only logical way to make a sequel to Skinamarink was to do the Alien/Aliens trick, and have a platoon of Marines or a SWAT team storm the Skinamarink house and get systematically skinamarinked. I feel like this is that movie, only it was made a decade earlier, and it's from Turkey.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 5:26 PM on October 14 [1 favorite]
posted by kittens for breakfast at 5:26 PM on October 14 [1 favorite]
This is so great for a half hour. But then it goes into its weird unimaginably-bad-things-like-in-a-gnarly-horror-video-game-happening section and it's memorable but inexplicable.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:11 PM on October 14
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:11 PM on October 14
I feel like this guy was a big fan of Reservoir Dogs. And Silent Hill? I don't know. It's a little on the pointless side, but I'll watch this again long before I rewatch any Alex Garland movie. (In truth, I won't rewatch this movie earlier, and I'm kind of mad at myself for forgetting that The Vourdalak is on Kanopy!)
posted by kittens for breakfast at 6:21 PM on October 14
posted by kittens for breakfast at 6:21 PM on October 14
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posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:52 AM on October 14 [3 favorites]