The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree

PG-13 1998 · 95 min · ★ 6.8 · Romance, Drama

Mahmoud is suffering from writer's block and he is unable to continue the book he is currently working upon. He decides to take a break from his routine life and plans to visit his family's rural estate that is situated at north of Tehran. He also intends to complete his book in this visit. While at the estate, Mahmoud's attention is brought to the old Pear Tree that is situated behind the estate by the old gardener of the estate. Seeing the Pear Tree, Mahmoud thinks about his past - his infatuation towards his 14-year-old female cousin known only as M, his adolescent dreams, how that changed over the years. The rest of the film chronicles thoughts of Mahmoud and his past.

Directed by Dariush Mehrjui · Written by Goli Taraghi

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Golshifteh Farahani M
Homayoun Ershadi Mahmoud
Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori Mahmoud (child)
Nematollah Gorji Mashadi Hossein
Sasan Bagherpour
Jafar Bozorgi The Head of a Village
Shaghayegh Farahani
Aram Ghasemy
Amir Ali Ghezelayagh
Shahram Haghighat Doost
Rahman Hoseini
Jahangir Mirshekari

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