The Wild Pear Tree
“All these small-minded, bigoted people like peas in a pod.”
2018•3h 8m•7.5•Released
Drama
Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village and starts scraping together money to publish his book. While trying to reconnect with his old friends and environment; his uncertainty, existential struggle and his father’s gambling addiction bring him grave difficulties.
Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Writer
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan
Languages
Turkish
Studio
Zeynofilm
Cast
Doğu Demirkol
Sinan
Murat Cemcir
İdris
Bennu Yıldırımlar
Asuman
Hazar Ergüçlü
Hatice
Serkan Keskin
Süleyman
Tamer Levent
Recep
Akın Aksu
İmam Veysel
Ahmet Rıfat Şungar
Ali Riza
Kubilay Tunçer
İlhami
Öner Erkan
İmam Nazmi
Özay Fecht
Hayriye
Kadir Çermik
Adnan
Ercüment Balakoğlu
Ramazan
Sencar Sağdıç
Nevzat
Asena Keskinci
Yasemin
Production
Company
Zeynofilm
Company
Memento Production
Company
Detailfilm
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
RFF International
Company
Sisters and Brother Mitevski
Company
2006 Produkcija
Company
Film i Väst
Company
Chimney Sweden
Company
Imaj Film
Company
DFI
Company
Nulook Production
Company
Kale Grubu
Producer
Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan
Producer
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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