The Wild Pear Tree
| The Wild Pear Tree | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| Written by | Nuri Bilge Ceylan Ebru Ceylan Akın Aksu |
| Produced by | Zeynep Özbatur Atakan |
| Starring | Aydin Doğu Demirkol Murat Cemcir Bennu Yıldırımlar Hazar Ergüçlü |
| Cinematography | Gökhan Tiryaki |
| Edited by | Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| Distributed by | Memento Films Production |
Release dates |
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Running time | 188 minute |
| Countries | Turkey France Germany Bulgaria Macedonia Bosnia Sweden |
| Language | Turkish |
| Box office | $1.3 million[1] |
The Wild Pear Tree (Turkish: Ahlat Ağacı) is a 2018 Turkish drama film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It was also selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[4]
Synopsis
Sinan is passionate about literature and has always wanted to be a writer. Returning to the village where he was born, he pours his heart and soul into scraping together the money he needs to be published, but his father’s debts catch up with him.
Cast
- Aydın Doğu Demirkol as Sinan[5]
- Murat Cemcir as Idris
- Bennu Yıldırımlar as Asuman
- Hazar Ergüçlü as Hatice
- Serkan Keskin as Suleyman
- Tamer Levent as Grandfather Recep
- Akın Aksu as Imam Veysel
- Ahmet Rıfat Şungar as Ali Rıza
- Kubilay Tunçer as Ilhami
- Öner Erkan as Imam Nazmi
- Özay Fecht as Grandmother Hayriye
- Kadir Çermik as Mayor Adnan
- Ercüment Balakoğlu as Grandfather Ramazan
- Sencar Sağdıç as Nevzat
- Asena Keskinci as Yasemin
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 85%, based on 13 reviews with an average rating of 9.2/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 94 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[7] It is also the best-reviewed film that premiered at Cannes this year on the site.[8]
See also
- List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Turkish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Ahlat Agaci (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (19 April 2018). "Cannes Adds Lars von Trier's 'The House That Jack Built,' Sets Terry Gilliam's 'Don Quixote' as Closer". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (17 August 2018). "Oscars: Turkey Selects 'The Wild Pear Tree' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Nuri Bilge Ceylan'ın Ahlat Ağacı filminde oynayan Doğu Demirkol kimdir?". Posta (in Turkish). 20 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "The Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat agaci) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "The Wild Pear Tree Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Kimbell, Keith (19 May 2018). "2018 Cannes Film Festival Recap & Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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