The Wild Pear Tree

2018, Drama, 3h 8m

81 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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The Wild Pear Tree uses a young man's post-graduation experience to pose thoughtful, engaging questions about life in modern Turkey -- and the rest of the world. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A father's debts thwart the efforts of a young, ambitious writer to be published.
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    Turkish
  • Director:
    Nuri Bilge Ceylan
  • Producer:
    Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan
  • Writer:
    Akin Aksu, Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $33.3K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Cinema Guild
  • Production Co:
    RFF International, Zeynofilm, Detailfilm, Memento Films, Film i Väst
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Dogu Demirkol
Sinan Karasu
Murat Cemcir
Idris Karasu
Bennu Yildirimlar
Asuman Karasu
Hazar Ergüclü
Hatice
Serkan Keskin
Suleyman
Tamer Levent
Grandfather Recep
Öner Erkan
Imam Nazmi
Ahmet Rifat Sungar
Ali Riza
Akin Aksu
Imam Veysel
Kubilay Tunçer
Ilhami
Ercüment Balakoglu
Grandfather Ramazan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Director
Akin Aksu
Screenwriter
Ebru Ceylan
Screenwriter
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Screenwriter
Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan
Producer
Gökhan Tiryaki
Cinematographer
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Film Editor
Erkut Emre Sungur
Casting
Meral Aktan
Production Design
Demet Kadizade
Costume Designer
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