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Musallat 2 (Musallat 2: Lanet)

Musallat 2 (Musallat 2: Lanet)

Movie · 2011 · 15 people

The Turkish horror film Musallat 2: Lanet was released on 2 December 2011. Alper Mestçi directed it and wrote the screenplay. It continues the 2007 film Musallat, which told of a being from another world haunting a couple. Running about 110 minutes, it was seen by 513,593 people in Turkish cinemas.

The story centres on Elif, a teacher. Human memory cannot reach back before the age of two, and Elif's life turns into a nightmare because of a trouble rooted in that dark period. The problems that haunt her stem from a great mistake in her past, tied to an irreversible, cursed spell. She is forced to face the childhood she cannot recall. Elif is played by Türkü Turan, known from Reha Erdem's award-winning Kosmos, with Tülay Bursa, Selim Gürata and Zeliha Güney alongside her.

Preparation took six months. Shooting took place in the villages of İhsaniye and Sansarak near İznik and in Istanbul. The film was expected to draw attention for its visual effects, art direction and prosthetic make-up, and the team met people practising sorcery in various Anatolian towns during preparation. It also set out to question the phenomenon of sorcery through controversial scenes.

DirectorAlper Mestçi
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Türkü Turan Türkü Turan Actor · 41 years old Tülay Bursa Başay Okay Selim Gürata Koray Şahinbaş Zeliha Güney Nurcan Aktas Veysi Alışkan Saliha Iplikci Meral Koro Sinem Ocalir Taliha Sonag Oktay Tosun Ahmet Ögren Ozan Ögüt

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Written and directed by Alper Mestçi, the sequel leaves the first film's focus on a couple and turns to one woman's past that she cannot remember. Building the premise on memory that cannot reach back before the age of two promises a more interesting psychological ground than the genre's usual curse stories. Casting Türkü Turan, known from Reha Erdem's Kosmos, in the lead can be read as an effort to bring acting weight to a genre film. Yet the more the story leans on sorcery and curse motifs, the more it tends to slip back into the familiar moulds of Turkish horror. The emphasis on visual effects, art direction and prosthetic make-up also risks putting atmosphere ahead of storytelling.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film aims to treat belief in sorcery not just as horror material but as a social phenomenon to be questioned. The team meeting people who practise sorcery in Anatolian towns during preparation is a reminder that this belief is not distant folklore but a living practice. Shooting in villages near İznik and in Istanbul could also offer ground for showing how the belief travels between countryside and city. Drawing more than half a million admissions shows that this kind of homegrown supernatural horror has a loyal audience. The real question is where the film stands on the line between questioning the phenomenon and exploiting it.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

This is a horror film about a curse, sorcery and a nightmare rooted in a childhood that cannot be remembered. The production sets out to question sorcery through controversial scenes. Not suitable for watching with children. An option for adults and older teens who can handle fear. Older relatives who are sensitive about sorcery may be uncomfortable too, so decide beforehand who in the household will watch.

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