Feature2005·94m·7.4

Pardon

ComedyDrama

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.

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Cast

Ferhan Şensoy

İbrahim

Rasim Öztekin

Muzo

Ali Çatalbaş

Aydın

Bülent Kayabaş

Amir

Zeki Alasya

Müdür

Erol Günaydın

Baba

Şahnaz Çakıralp

Asuman

Levent Ünsal

2. Müdür

Sermiyan Midyat

Enişte

Celal Belgil

Yardımcı

Parkan Özturan

Gardiyan Osman

Levend Yılmaz

Asuman Baba

Canan Suavi

Anne

Ebru Soyuerden

Kız Kardeş

Hakan Bilgin

Taksi Şoförü

Orhan Edip Ertürk

Minibüs Jandarma

Erkan Üçüncü

Nöbetçi Jandarma

Orçun Kaptan

Kasadaki Tip

Özkan Aksu

Otogar Polis

İnci Şen

Asuman Anne

Details

Status
Released
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Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Plato Film Production

Crew

Director

Mert Baykal

Writers

Ferhan Şensoy

Aylin Zoi Tinel

Editor

Mert Baykal

Editor

Ulaş Zeybek

Director of Photography

Gallery

Reviews

deepkino

9/16/2025

8.0

Dark Comedy and Tragic Satire! This work is a darkly hilarious satire that exposes profound injustice. It follows an ordinary man, whose life has been plagued by bad luck, as he finally takes a vacation from his long-postponed military service. His attempt to return home ends abruptly with his imprisonment, triggering a chain of devastatingly unfortunate events. The film achieves the remarkable feat of critiquing the grave flaws within the Turkish judicial and penal system through humor and entertainment.