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In ancient Greek "Onar" stands for "Dream". Up til now finding Turkish Cult Movies with subtitles on official DVD's with decent extra's was part of a dream. Onar Films is for the fans of rare Turkish Obscure Lost Cult Trash Bizarre Pulp Cinema. Onar Films offers the best of them on the best available quality.

OF1 OUT OF PRINT

Kilink, the Turkish super anti-hero, opens the series of Kilink installments with this Turkish blockbuster! The only rival who could possibly stand in his way is no other than...Superman! So be prepared for a delirious, jaw-dropping, sleazy pandemonium.

Street date: 4/20/2005

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF1

OF2

Kilink vs Superman

Kilink is back in the follow-up to “Kilink in Istanbul” as he and Superman finally catch up with each other as the death ray Kilink has put together is almost operational. The first 20 minutes is a recap of the first film and after this we rejoin Orhan trying to find out where Kilink is hiding. He learns about his island hide-out and charters a boat to take him there. Strangely he doesn’t fly! Unfortunately Kilink spots him and decides to try out the new weapon but Orhan just manages to escape but is captured and imprisoned along with the others. How will Orhan free the others without giving away his secret identity, will he find the formula in time, and what will Kilink do next. All will be revealed in Kilink vs. Superman.

Kilink, Strip and Kill

Reports of Kilink’s demise have been greatly exaggerated and he’s back once again playing rival gangs (who seem to dress like the Ku-Klux-Klan!) off each other in their attempts to steal some military microfilm vital to the Turkish government in order to sell it back to them. Kilink infiltrates one of gang using his patented face swapping technique and another adventure begins. Of the three Kilink films available, this is the most well constructed and best looking without question. It actually resembles more of a Euro-spy caper with car chases, double-crosses and sexy broads for Kilink to bed and then discard. Although still a ruthless killer when required, Kilink is more of a hero in this film as he was becoming more and more popular in Turkey at the time and we see him help out a helpless widow in distress. Indeed after he does a good deed, his sidekick Selma says “I didn’t expect that from you” to which he replies “If I wasn’t like that, I wouldn’t be Kilink baby!” A really enjoyable Kilink adventure and I hope Onar Films have more on the way if they are to continue like this.

Street date: 12/6/2005

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF2

OF3

Captain America and Santo take on a maniacal criminal called Spider Man...and all this takes place in Turkey.

Street date: 5/23/2006

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF3

OF4

Oluler Konusmazki (The Dead Don't Talk)

Sometimes the dead do talk, if Onar films gives them a chance, like this God-forgotten 1970 Turkish gothic horror gem.

Street date: 4/2/2007

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF4

OF5

Supermen Dönüyor (Turkish Superman)

The most talked about cult film of all times comes from Turkey! Defying criticism, ignoring "obstacles", and aiming at the heart, it will disarm you willy-nilly.

Street date: 7/4/2007

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF5

OF6

Considered the best Turkish horror film by international reviewers, "Karanluk Sular" knows how to create an eerie and uncanny atmosphere where reason gives way to hallucination and poetry can turn into nightmare and vice versa.

Street date: 7/31/2007

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF6

OF7

The first TURKISH TARZAN used to be a legend among collectors of the obscure. For the others, it simply did not exist or sounded like a joke. Now, time for the legend to turn into vivid reality. Gathering dust since 1952, this classic Turkish Cinema pioneer ended up in Onar's gentle hands.

Street date: 10/12/2007

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF7

OF8

A never-seen-before Turkish Superhero LOST gem, based on the "Spy Smasher" comics. From the miraculous team that offered us KILINK, this movie guarantees endless masked action, kicks, stunts and nostalgic mayhem.

Street date: 12/14/2007

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF8

OF9

Another LOST Turkish Superhero gem! Our Super-hero Korsan Adam (The Pirate), takes on a legendary villain named Fantomas! Featuring massive shoot-out mayhem, bondage, torturing, half-naked babes, cold-blooded strangulations and ritual stabbings.

Street date: 2/7/2008

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF9

OF10

The oldest surviving Turkish Historical Peplum Sword film, this 1952 production precedes the Italian Peplums by many years and puts them to shame.

Street date: 4/16/2008

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF10

OF11

The unique Turkish film adaptation of a 1966 Italian comic.

Street date: 8/1/2008

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF11

OF12

A peaceful architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife and sister are raped and murdered by street punks. He goes out and randomly extrerminates all kinds of criminals on the mean streets after dark.

Street date: 10/23/2008

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF12

OF13

A genuine TURKISH GIALLO from 1967! At that time, the italians had just started warming up on the genre while their best examples came years later.
This Turkish lost, spooky, misty, gothic giallo horror stands on its own, faithful to itself, quite original in ideas, full of surprises and almost empty as far as "similarities" to other films are concerned.

Street date: 5/27/2009

UPC: N/A

Catalog: OF13