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At the Bar (2007)

At the Bar poster
Original title
Barda
Directed by
Serdar Akar
Genre
horror film, thriller film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 102 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1997 in Ankara, a group of young friends are trapped in a bar by a violent gang. The gang members assault, torture and kill their victims.

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What happens

At the Bar (Turkish: Barda) is a 2007 Turkish horror film, written and directed by Serdar Akar based on a real-life event that happened in Ankara, Turkey in 1997, featuring Nejat İşler as the head of a gang which brutalises, tortures, murders and rapes a group of young friends. The film, which went on general release across the country on February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02), was shown in competition at the 26th Istanbul International Film Festival and marketed as the most violent Turkish film ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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