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The Wild Pear Tree

The Wild Pear Tree

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

2018•3h 8m•7.5/10
Drama

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7.5/10(299)

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.

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Production

Zeynofilm, Memento Films Production, Detailfilm, ARTE France Cinéma, RFF International, Sisters and Brother Mitevski, 2006 Produkcija, Film i Väst, Chimney Sweden, Imaj Film, DFI, Nulook Production, Kale Grubu

Language

TR

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Released

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Cast

Doğu Demirkol

Doğu Demirkol

Sinan

Murat Cemcir

Murat Cemcir

İdris

Bennu Yıldırımlar

Bennu Yıldırımlar

Asuman

Hazar Ergüçlü

Hazar Ergüçlü

Hatice

Serkan Keskin

Serkan Keskin

Süleyman

Tamer Levent

Tamer Levent

Recep

Akın Aksu

Akın Aksu

İmam Veysel

Ahmet Rıfat Şungar

Ahmet Rıfat Şungar

Ali Riza

Kubilay Tunçer

Kubilay Tunçer

İlhami

Öner Erkan

Öner Erkan

İmam Nazmi

Özay Fecht

Özay Fecht

Hayriye

Kadir Çermik

Kadir Çermik

Adnan

Ercüment Balakoğlu

Ercüment Balakoğlu

Ramazan

Sencar Sağdıç

Sencar Sağdıç

Nevzat

Asena Keskinci

Asena Keskinci

Yasemin

Abdurrahman Tutar

Abdurrahman Tutar

Seydi

Salih Ünal

Salih Ünal

Kuyumcu Raif

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