The Wild Pear Tree

The Wild Pear Tree

All these small-minded, bigoted people like peas in a pod.

2018 · 188 min · ★ 7.5 · 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.

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Written by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

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