Film Story

The Forest of the Witch is a modern interpretation of Karagoz, literally Black-Eye, who is the hero of traditional Anatolian shadow play. The story of The Forest of the Witch is adapted from a play named The Bloody Poplar by Turkish shadow theatre performer Muhittin Sevilen. The story is turned into a screenplay after being rewritten by Ayhan Hulagu. Karagoz and Hacivat are the lead characters of an exemplary subject of The Forest of the Witch like all classic shadow texts. All the characters are performed by a single artist. The show features traditional music and puppets hand-crafted in the Ottoman Empire style, with all the characters performed by Hulagu. The Forest of the Witch is being turned into a screenplay faithfully by taking into consideration that Karagoz theatre is included in UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.