It has actually been a little over a year since the first teaser footage arrived for famed horror director Can Evrenol’s new flick, Saýara. Inter Medya launched its campaign last October as post-production ensued ahead of its cast and crew debut at the 43rd Istanbul Film Festival back in April.
Sayara, a Turkmenistanian young woman, works as a cleaning lady in one of the gyms in İstanbul. Her older sister, Yonca, gets raped and killed by Barış and his three friends. Barış is the spoiled owner of the gym, with whom Yonca has an illicit affair.
Barış’s father is a member of the parliament. In the court, the verdict was that the incident was a suicide. Barış and his friends were released due to lack of evidence. They think everyone would forget this case like one of the countless similar cases across the country. However that won’t be the case because Sayara has a secret.
Sayara’s father is Shamil Bazarov, Turkmenistan’s former special operations commander, one of Turkmenistan’s most trusted deep state figures and the Soviet Sambo champion. Shamil trained his little daughter Sayara like a spy in close combat. That night, Sayara vows to execute her own justice.
Saýara has since released in Turkey back in June, followed by a whole ass world tour with more than two dozen stops on its belt, including screenings for Neuchâtel in Switzerland, Germany’s multi-city fantasy filmfest, and several places all over the U.S. and throughout Europe. The movie will next screen for the sixth Soho Horror Film Festival in London which kicks off this weekend.
Saýara stars Duygu Kocabiyik, Emre Kizilirmak, Özgül Kosar, and Zakirjan Bazarov. There are a total of four footage assets which you can view below, along with the film’s poster via Fangoria.
