Psst (Pişt) (translated)

Movie · 2015 · 8 people

Can Sarcan directed the Turkish comedy-horror film Pişt, which reached cinemas on May 29, 2015. Made by Avşar Film with Şükrü Avşar as producer and distributed by Mars Entertainment Group. Its leads are Oğuzhan Uğur, Doğa Konakoğlu and Mustafa Ak, all known from social media.

The story revolves around three childhood friends. After a run of traumatic events, the three famous young men fall into deep depression and are admitted to a clinic. They are entrusted to Hidayet Hanım, who uses alternative methods for urgent treatment; she settles them in a mansion on an island, aiming to cure them by making them face their old fears. With the island villagers she plans a series of incidents to scare the young men. What none of them knows is that a fairy really does live in the mansion.

Doğa Konakoğlu plays Basri, Oğuzhan Uğur plays Batuhan and Mustafa Ak plays Okan, with Betül Arım as Hidayet Hanım. The cast also includes Murat Serezli (a television boss), Ali Güney (the grandfather), Tolga Öz (the village headman), Tuğçe Kurşunoğlu (Selin) and Eylül Ezgi Yılmaz (Derya). Sarcan wrote the script with Uğur and also served as director of photography.

Director	Can Sarcan
Production company	Avşar Film

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Doğa Konakoğlu Actor · 38 years old Basri

Oğuzhan Uğur Artist · 42 years old Batuhan Eylül Ezgi Yılmaz Derya

Tuğçe Kurşunoğlu Actor · 34 years old Selin Betül Arım Hidayet Hanım

Murat Serezli Actor · 57 years old Channel boss Ali Güney Grandfather Tolga Öz Village headman

Also in the cast: Mustafa Ak (Okan)

Last reviewed: November 9, 2026

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

On paper Pişt has a sound idea: three friends sent to a mansion on an island to be cured by facing their old fears. Few setups suit comedy-horror better, because a treatment built on fear can produce both laughs and chills. In my view, though, the film does not turn that premise into a structural principle and instead leans on the style its leads are known for from social media. Having one of the leads among the writers amplifies this; sketch logic loosens the links between scenes. Sarcan acting as his own cinematographer is an ambitious move, but the timing the genre really needs is not always there.

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

Because it mixes comedy with horror, a little care is needed when watching with the family. Older children and teenagers may enjoy the mix, and the faces they know from social media will draw them in. The scare scenes could frighten very young viewers. The story also makes depression and trauma the subject of jokes, so it is worth explaining to younger ones that in real life this is a serious matter.

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

Pişt can be read as part of the mid-2010s trend of bringing social-media personalities to cinema; the leads' bond with their audience was formed on phone screens before the big one. More interesting is that the story starts from the severe depression of three famous young men. Turning mental health into a comic device can make it something people talk about, or it can make light of it; Hidayet Hanım's alternative methods are a debatable choice in that respect. Had the film put the cost of fame at its center it could have said something lasting; in my view that side stays on the surface.

These are not reader reviews: they are short editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives with AI assistance. Reader reviews are below.

Psst (Pişt) (translated)

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