IFC Midnight to Baskin the Gory Glory of Turkish Horror!
The Turkish horror film Baskin has found itself a good home Stateside as the flick will soon terrorize American movie fans thanks to IFC Midnight, which has acquired all U.S. rights following the pic’s TIFF 2015 premiere. If you’re as curious about this film as we are, then read on for all the details.
From the Press Release:
It was announced today that IFC Midnight has taken all U.S. rights to the Toronto Midnight Madness hit BASKIN, a Turkish language horror thriller that was directed by Can Evrenol. The film was produced by Muge Buyuktalas of MO Films and executive produced by Todd Brown of XYZ Films and Mike Hostench and stars Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu, Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Sabahattin Yakut, Mehmet Fatih Dokgoz, and Muharrem Bayrak.
The deal was brokered by Nate Bolotin from XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers and by Arianna Bocco for IFC. International sales are being handled by the Salt Company.
Synopsis:
Five cops working the graveyard shift in the middle of nowhere are dispatched to investigate a disturbance. Isolated and without back-up, they find themselves confronting a labyrinthine ruin. Pushing ever further into the depths of the lair, it becomes clear they have stumbled into the darkest pits of a terrible evil… a squalid and blood-soaked den of ritual led by The Father – the master of all their nightmares – who will plunge them ever deeper down the rabbit hole and into the very mouth of madness.
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