Pardon

2005 · 94 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 23,682 VOTES · DIR. Mert Baykal

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Overview

Based on a true event, Pardon tells the tragicomic story of three friends who end up in prison when they are mistaken as members of a terrorist organization. Ibrahim's fear of uniforms makes him runaway whenever he sees one. Because of this, police mistakes him with a terrorist and takes him and his friend Muzo into custody. Fooled by the police during the interrogation they name another friend, Aydin, in hope of saving themselves. As they all end up in prison, they remember the families and lovers they left behind.

Dialogue Timeline — 947 lines

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00:00:48 Are you from the PKK? No, l'm from Ankara.
00:05:22 You will have a new file, dammit!
00:08:27 But we don't do anything, sir. The machine is automatic. . .
00:11:40 You stand accused of three crimes. No way!
00:14:19 No. You can't even piss until you sign.
00:17:33 l was just home, peacefully watching TV. l was going to turn in early. . .
00:20:40 l'll pay it with interest this year. We'll pay in three installments.
00:24:11 Of course. The police went after you and like a fool you came to me.
00:27:41 Who are you?
00:31:35 How many cigarettes do we have? There is no ''we'' here.
00:34:52 Muzaffer and l were in the back. l was behind the driver. l pulled out a gun.
00:38:22 He said that to me, too, but l thought it would be stupid to sign.
00:41:12 Are you out of your mind? What destiny?
00:43:44 What will become of my military service?
00:49:48 Can we drink the water from these taps, you think?
00:53:47 Thank you.
00:58:13 They're harmless guys, sir. We can put them in a ward together.
01:02:18 The court has elected the sentence of 24 years imprisonment.
01:08:08 These wards are uncontrollable. We need to use the American system.
01:12:25 Muzo has his dollars. We can't change those.
01:15:46 Just once? Yeah, he was a jealous guy.
01:19:34 Actually, they don't; they transfer the money somewhere and say it's gone.
01:23:34 There's no reason for you to, either.
01:29:25 Where are you from, bro? Samsun.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed947
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:00:48
Final line01:29:25

Production Record

DirectorMert Baykal
LanguageTurkish
IMDb votes23,682