Ahmet Yenilmez

A young and successful entrepreneur has difficulty in coming to terms with his religious upbringing. One day he is pushed into substitute for his ailing friend as the Imam of a small village.

“Hür Adam” or “Free Man” in English is the real-life story of a very influential Kurdish scholar in Turkey that had lived between 1877-1960, 'Said Nursi'. A writer, philosopher, and philanthropist, he compiled many books on Islam covering various themes of faith, brotherhood, and philanthropy and exploring the reasons behind societal weakness, poverty, ignorance, and divisions.

A naive apolitical young man, who is interrupted by a fundamental religious environment, turns bitter.

The story of the 1996 Susurluk Accident and its connection to the subsequent deaths of Mahmut Esat Coşan and Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, also featuring comments by Gökçen Çatlı, the daughter of Abdullah Çatlı, who lost his life in Susurluk, about her father.

Turgut is an actor who performs in school shows to support his son Umut, earning a living by clowning around at parties. Umut's mother, Simay, left him and started living with someone else, enjoying her life. One day, in the middle of a show, he receives a phone call informing him that Umut has fallen ill at school and been taken to the hospital. Umut is diagnosed with leukemia. Now Turgut has only one goal: to find the money needed for his son's treatment. Meanwhile, years later, Umut's mother Simay reappears, complicating matters further for Turgut.