Araf

Listen. I do not like to criticize my own country's movies for we are in the birthing pains of a stable film industry, but what the hell,this movie is horrific...

Starting synopsis fresh from the newspaper, no spoiler intended during the movie. You can read safely.

The story itself starts as sexist, misogynous and anti-abortion biased. A girl had committed adultery with a married man when she went to the university, and had a baby which had to be aborted. Now she is happily married, and expecting a baby, and her aborted baby's spirit,accepted neither in heaven nor hell begins to...

STOP.

First, the "married man" isn't troubled, the GIRL is. So, it is her sin that she must bear. Second, aborted babies linger between in heaven and hell and trouble people, indicating gross mistakes in theology. Third, it is a mishmash of every horror movie, with the stereotypical stupidity form Ring, Shining, Grudge added with a small girl with long hair. THe idea itself is stillborn.

Murat Yldirim for this movie is winner the Altin Portugal

Is this a horror movie?Are you sure!I could not see so cheap scares, so cheap directing, and so cheap acting.'Araf' is look like a very simple and very bad student short movie!This film totally sucks the life out of his story with an incapable cast and acting, horrible dialog, and poor production values in every area.The digital effects are look like the movies of 50 years ago.

Editing is ridiculous' Directing is very amateurish' Producing is unprofessional' SO How can we say that is a movie! 'Araf' doesn't even minimally seem to care about accuracy or authenticity.it is like some awful inside joke played upon the audience.I could slap myself silly for wasting my money. I could have bought a good cup of coffee and read a good book instead.In turkey there is ver very good movies.Please don't forget 'Araf' is not a sample of Turkish movie!

I watched this movie at the theater when it first came out and still to this day i remember how bad it was. I can't believe they dared to make two more movies.

I watched it 'till the end only for my friends' sake who kept hoping things would get better and even she was disappointed at the end.

Bad acting, bad scripting, bad jump scares.. i wonder if anyone was scared at the water bottle scene.. plus the christian elements etc was too cheesy. No sane person can call this a masterpiece; not then, not now, not ever.

It's sad how turkish cinema has yet to discover anatolian and turkish scary stories and tales.

The only positive thing i have to say about this movie is the choice of music. Hayko cepkin is an awesome artist, i can't praise him enough.

the film is not bad film but, have a postmodern story. lots of people don't wanna see these stories. because. it is hard too think true, looking film on wrong side and like this etc. first you can try to, lose all thinks and watch film. in this time you can find news thinks on film. and also film equal on Muslim story. lots of other peoples don't think the true world. the film mean unknown people some times, do good work sometimes bad... in Muslim life have heaven and hell. bad peoples go to hell but good peoples go to heaven. but in the film, people stay wait. they do good or bad. the film is unknown again. like a depression... best is no thinks any word and watch film. it is impressive.