Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- paranoid
- dread-filled
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What sets it apart
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The suicide and subsequent disturbances are linked to computer use and disturbing emails, while the keywords identify found footage as a defining device.
The plot invokes the djinn and the Beast of the Earth within a contemporary Turkish setting.
A suicide wave moves from the United States into a small Turkish town, transforming an isolated death into communal terror.
Friends continue receiving disturbing emails from the man after his suicide, making the computer a central source of uncertainty.
Films like Dabbe, and why
The Blair Witch Project
found-footage horror using amateur recordings and escalating supernatural dread
Unfriended
internet-mediated supernatural horror with investigative mystery and mounting paranoia
The Medium
folk horror centered on djinn-like occult forces and culturally specific religious dread
Movie Details
- Director
- Hasan Karacadağ
- Release Date
- 2006-02-10
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (48)
Cast
- Ebru Aykaç
- Ümit Acar
- Serdar Özer
- Serhat Yiğit
- Zeynep Hasdal Çolakoglu
- Süha Tok
- Murat Seviş
- Kaan Girgin
- Fulya Candemir
- Sabri Tekinalp
Common questions
- What is Dabbe about?
- A Turkish found-footage nightmare turns a suicide wave, ominous emails, and djinn folklore into an expanding supernatural crisis.
- What is Dabbe like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dabbe as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dabbe violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Dabbe as graphic.
- Which films are like Dabbe?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, Unfriended, and The Medium.
- How long is Dabbe?
- Dabbe runs 111 minutes.
