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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A father's debts thwart the efforts of a young, ambitious writer to be published.

Cast & Crew

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