Free Man (Turkish: Hür Adam: Bediüzzaman Said Nursi) is a biographical film of Muslim scholar Said Nursî. Film about the life of the Said Nursi, commonly known as Bediüzzaman, which means “The Wonder of the Age”. He was born in Nurs 1878, a village in the Ottoman Bitlis Province in eastern Anatolia. His profound knowledge of religious and positive sciences which he learned at an early age was acclaimed by the scholars of his time, and due to his sharp intelligence, strong memory and superior abilities, he was called by the name “Bediuzzaman”, meaning “The most unique, superior person of the time.” His whole life until his death in 1960 in Urfa was consisted of arrest and imprisonment, surveillance, and harassment. An amazing life story that deserves to be known, read and studied.
“Free Man tells the inspiring story of Said Nursi, a Turkish religious scholar who stood up against the forced modernization and secularization policies enforced by the Turkish state after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Despite being exiled, imprisoned, poisoned, and starved, he remained dedicated to peaceful resistance and his teachings continue to influence millions of followers globally. His writings, known as the “Risale-i Nur”, were eventually allowed to be printed after his acquittal in 1956, four years before his death at the age of 83. The story of a primary school teacher who was exiled from the big city to a remote village in Anatolia for his ideals. The first thing in the village where the teacher was appointed, with the help of the villagers, the teacher renovates the dilapidated school, identifies the problems of the uneducated students and their families, coordinates the village committee to develop the village and tries to purify the people from the false information and superstitions brought by ignorance. However, they are a threat to the headman of the village whose old order has been broken.
Genre: Drama
Production Country: Turkey
Production Year: 2011
Running Time: 163 min.
Original Title: Hür Adam : Bediüzzaman Said Nursi
Original Language: Turkish
Subtitle: English
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