Adam and the Devil
2007 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,413 VOTES · DIR. Barış Pirhasan
Overview
Imam Hasan, his wife Hacer and his daughter Fatma arrive at Karaağaçlı, a small railway town in the middle of the Anatolian wilderness. Besides carrying out the duties of the imam, Hasan will be teaching religion to the children of the town during the holy month of Ramadan. His unusual behavior towards his wife and little daughter arrests the attention of the townsfolk. Meanwhile Adem, the son of the stationmaster who is crazy for trains begins to learn about and get into a world he has never heard of before in the lessons given by Hasan: trains, sin, good deeds, heaven and hell.. everything gets jumbled. Condemned of being harsh and merciless towards his family, Hasan one day finds himself obliged to reveal the "secret" about himself and his family and this changes everything in the eyes of people. Yet there has remained another secret of which anyone, even Hasan is hardly aware. The people of the town, including Adem, will remember this Ramadan throughout their lives.
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00:00:08 Send your greetings to me with the trains you'll see.
00:05:35 I won't let her be a burden on you.
00:10:02 Hearing that call to pray gave me goose bumps.
00:14:21 Come and join us. Is the Hodja comfortable?
00:17:51 That guard was you, right? Come on, climb in.
00:20:37 You're tired. It happens to me as well.
00:23:39 It's easy to be scared of everything when you're all on your own.
00:28:01 Poor girl dropped her sandals but he doesn't care.
00:31:18 - Selamun aleykum. - Aleykum selam.
00:35:12 ...and we'll get a view of heaven.
00:39:09 - Goodbye then. - Goodbye.
00:42:09 I know a Moslem who has lost his job, his friends, his home.
00:45:48 So you thought I'd go to hell?
00:48:57 Does he rub it in, the favour he's done you?
00:53:02 He's not the sort to divorce or have mistresses.
00:56:33 Everyone's there.
00:58:51 It's just human nature, isn't it?
01:01:36 What about them? Would Hacer forgive you?
01:04:06 She looks at me but I can't tell her anything.
01:08:04 ...in the number that is in Thy knowledge...
01:10:35 I can't make up for what I put you through.
01:17:26 Wait! Don't do it!
01:25:25 The pains you've taken can't be rewarded in this world.
01:29:47 Come on.