The Wild Pear Tree

2018
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Title: The Wild Pear Tree

Original Title: Ahlat Agaci

Year: 2018

Info

Plot

The story he tells introduces us into the life of an aspiring writer who will have to return to the town where he was born in Turkey, and in which his dreams and hopes will be overshadowed by his father's debts and great problems. Ebru Ceylan is in charge of the script of this drama with its director Nuri Bilge Ceylan (they have already collaborated together on many projects), and are part of the cast Serkan Keskin, Hazar Ergüçlü, Ahmen Rifat Sungar, Dogu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Ercüment Balakogly and Tamer Levent.

'The wild pear tree', by Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan ('Once Upon a Time in Anatolia', 'Winter Dream', 'Three Monkeys', 'Climates'), was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Festival Film Festival of 2018.

Cast

Director:

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Dogu Demirkol

Dogu Demirkol

Sinan Karasu

Murat Cemcir

Murat Cemcir

Idris Karasu

Bennu Yildirimlar

Bennu Yildirimlar

Asuman Karasu

Videos

Clip #1 The 'Wild Pear Tree' 1:11
'The Wild Pear Tree' Trailer 1:12

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Trivia

Seven Times

'The Wild Pear Tree' marks Nuri Bilge Ceylan's seventh time in Cannes Competition.

From Turkey, to the Oscars

Official submission of Turkey for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019.

A Long Process

It took more than 9 months to write the screenplay. Also, it was shot in 3.5 months and took Nuri Bilge Ceylan nearly twelve months to edit the footage.

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