
The Wild Pear Tree(2018)
All these small-minded, bigoted people like peas in a pod.
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.









Movie: The Wild Pear Tree
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