Ivan in Adam's Apples

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Ivan in "Adam's Apples" is a deeply devout yet disturbingly optimistic priest whose unshakable faith is tested by increasingly dark and absurd events in the Danish black comedy film.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn 2005 film Adam's Apples ⓘ
Adam's Apples ⓘ
appearsInLanguage Danish ⓘ
associatedWith apple tree ⓘ
baking an apple pie ⓘ
centralTheme denial as coping mechanism ⓘ
faith under trial ⓘ
problem of evil ⓘ
characterTrait cheerful ⓘ
deeply devout ⓘ
denying reality ⓘ
forgiving ⓘ
optimistic ⓘ
self-sacrificing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Denmark ⓘ
creator Anders Thomas Jensen ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Adam's Apples universe ⓘ
linked to: Adam's Apples
filmDirectorOfWorkAppearedIn Anders Thomas Jensen ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 2005 ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn black comedy ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
moralAlignment good ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
title character ⓘ
nationalityInStory Danish ⓘ
occupation priest ⓘ
portrayedBy Mads Mikkelsen ⓘ
relationshipWith Adam Pedersen ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
roleInCommunity leader of small rural parish ⓘ
setting rural Denmark ⓘ
strugglesWith accepting suffering ⓘ
acknowledging evil ⓘ
his past trauma ⓘ
symbolizes Christian forgiveness ⓘ
absurd optimism ⓘ
unshakable faith ⓘ
testedBy absurd events ⓘ
dark events ⓘ
illness ⓘ
neo-Nazi ex-con Adam ⓘ
violence ⓘ

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Nikolaj Lie Kaas → notableRole → Ivan in Adam's Apples ⓘ