Found footage horror filled to the brim with terrifying exorcisms. Part four of Turkish Djinn-themed cult series Dabbe.
Kübra wants to prep for her marriage but is haunted by Djinns. Her old friend Ebru, a psychiatrist, tries to help her and finds an exorcist who wants to save Kübra. Faced with the gruesome reality of true possession, Ebru’s initial disbelief slowly disappears.
Dabbe: The Possession is seen by many as the best film in the iconic Dabbe film series, the mother of all Turkish Djinn horror. Director Hasan Karacadağ studied in Japan, married a Japanese woman and was inspired by Japanese horror. The result of this cultural influence was Dabbe 1, a remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s J-horror film Pulse (2001), which allowed Karacadağ to introduce the Djinn to contemporary Turkish cinema. Thanks to streaming, the Dabbe films are now international cult classics. The Possession, part four in the series, mainly consists of found footage, making for scary and moody Blair Witch vibes in a Turkish Islamic setting.
Sunday 27 October: Mezrab Storytellers on Djinn - Sia Cyrroes (Iran)
Five of our Djinn shows will be accompanied by a Djinn story told by a Mezrab, House of Stories storyteller. The Sunday 27 October screening of Dabbe: The Possession will be introduced by Iranian-Dutch actor and storyteller Sia Cyrroes. Cyrroes' parents fled Iran in 1992. He started acting at 17. In 2016, he was cast in the Dutch young adult show SpangaS, in the part of Iranian refugee Ramin Sabet. He took on the same part in the SpangaS op zomervakantie spin off. He also acted in Gouden Uur and Dertigers.
Mythos: Djinn Stories
Sia's story will be connected to the four other Djinn stories told at Imagine for a special programme at Mezrab in Amsterdam titled Mythos: Djinn Stories. This event will take place on Tuesday 29 October from 20.00 till 22.30.
