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The Wild Pear Tree

An unpublished writer returns to his hometown after graduating, where he seeks sponsors to publish his book while dealing with his father's deteriorating indulgence into gambling.

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Nuri Bilge Ceylan

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$34,014

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Awards

10 wins & 15 nominations total

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I lent your dad - The Wild Pear Tree

I lent your dad

I guess he forgot again.
Can you remind him? - The Wild Pear Tree

I guess he forgot again. Can you remind him?

Restore visible shine and softness
in only one month. - The Wild Pear Tree

Restore visible shine and softness in only one month.

That's a year-old goat?
More like a bull! - The Wild Pear Tree

That's a year-old goat? More like a bull!

Stuffed with goddam feed in a pen! - The Wild Pear Tree

Stuffed with goddam feed in a pen!

Imagine what the milk and meat
taste like. - The Wild Pear Tree

Imagine what the milk and meat taste like.

Are you mad? The earth is generous enough
to provide for all. - The Wild Pear Tree

Are you mad? The earth is generous enough to provide for all...

"Do not scorn the soil
Haven to many treasures" - The Wild Pear Tree

"Do not scorn the soil Haven to many treasures"

I should be retiring soon. - The Wild Pear Tree

I should be retiring soon.

We couldn't think how to spend it. - The Wild Pear Tree

We couldn't think how to spend it.

You splashed out on horses, - The Wild Pear Tree

You splashed out on horses,

It's because it's behind me
I want you to get it. - The Wild Pear Tree

It's because it's behind me I want you to get it.

Anyway.
Have some mint gum and it'll go. - The Wild Pear Tree

Anyway. Have some mint gum and it'll go.

If you're going out, - The Wild Pear Tree

If you're going out,

I can't do it alone.
I need a hand. - The Wild Pear Tree

I can't do it alone. I need a hand.

Ask Nazif to help you. - The Wild Pear Tree

Ask Nazif to help you.

It will. We can cut the engine
going downhill. - The Wild Pear Tree

It will. We can cut the engine going downhill.

What's your foot doing there? - The Wild Pear Tree

What's your foot doing there?

Tie it off at the top - The Wild Pear Tree

Tie it off at the top

I was just moving it
so we didn't tread on it. - The Wild Pear Tree

I was just moving it so we didn't tread on it.

Dad, I came all the way from Çan.
Sinan too. - The Wild Pear Tree

Dad, I came all the way from Çan. Sinan too.

People laugh their asses off
at these idiot schemes of yours! - The Wild Pear Tree

People laugh their asses off at these idiot schemes of yours...

I agreed to help
just to shut people up. - The Wild Pear Tree

I agreed to help just to shut people up.

Why do you employ that retard Ahmet? - The Wild Pear Tree

Why do you employ that retard Ahmet?

I paid him, too. Unlike the others. - The Wild Pear Tree

I paid him, too. Unlike the others.

Find water - The Wild Pear Tree

He hovers above me
like the sword of Damocles. - The Wild Pear Tree

He hovers above me like the sword of Damocles.

I hate leaving you with him,
but I've no choice just now. - The Wild Pear Tree

I hate leaving you with him, but I've no choice just no...

These shits choke the chickens,
suck their blood - The Wild Pear Tree

These shits choke the chickens, suck their blood

He's only amusing himself.
He'll never finish. - The Wild Pear Tree

He's only amusing himself. He'll never finish.

But for days
he had ants coming out of his nose. - The Wild Pear Tree

But for days he had ants coming out of his nose.

It's full of old newspapers, - The Wild Pear Tree

It's full of old newspapers,

He tied two plastic bottles together - The Wild Pear Tree

He tied two plastic bottles together

What for? The sun heats the water. - The Wild Pear Tree

What for? The sun heats the water.

No, thanks, Gran. Mum sent you this. - The Wild Pear Tree

No, thanks, Gran. Mum sent you this.

The pots are yours.
And there's a few pastries. - The Wild Pear Tree

The pots are yours. And there's a few pastries.

- What's he up to now?
- Working on the well. - The Wild Pear Tree

- What's he up to now? - Working on the well.

She said you helped out again.
Thanks. - The Wild Pear Tree

She said you helped out again. Thanks.

You know that bald teacher?
An old friend of your dad's. - The Wild Pear Tree

You know that bald teacher? An old friend of your dad's...

Said he lent him some gold a year ago - The Wild Pear Tree

Said he lent him some gold a year ago

It was his wife's gold,
their son's getting married... - The Wild Pear Tree

It was his wife's gold, their son's getting marrie...

Don't! He's a total crook.
It's him who got Dad into the horses. - The Wild Pear Tree

Don't! He's a total crook. It's him who got D...

Is that a reason
not to give back his gold? - The Wild Pear Tree

Is that a reason not to give back his gold?

- Are you Gasman Cumhur's son?
- No. - The Wild Pear Tree

- Are you Gasman Cumhur's son? - No.

But as you know,
publishing a book isn't easy. - The Wild Pear Tree

But as you know, publishing a book isn't easy.

I thought about
going to the regional council - The Wild Pear Tree

I thought about going to the regional council

I'm not talking about the place,
but the wild pear tree. - The Wild Pear Tree

I'm not talking about the place, but the wild pear tree...

You know, wild pear trees.
Those gnarled, stunted trees? - The Wild Pear Tree

You know, wild pear trees. Those gnarled, stunted trees?

Even though the place
is full of wild pear trees. - The Wild Pear Tree

Even though the place is full of wild pear trees.

By the way, - The Wild Pear Tree

Of course, - The Wild Pear Tree

In a way,
these are intimate confessions - The Wild Pear Tree

In a way, these are intimate confessions

You mean something freestyle
with a kind of personal look? - The Wild Pear Tree

You mean something freestyle with a kind of personal look?

Publishing the texts as a book
is really important to me. - The Wild Pear Tree

Publishing the texts as a book is really important to me.

Sorry to show up
with no appointment. - The Wild Pear Tree

Sorry to show up with no appointment.

Because my first act in office
was to take that door out. - The Wild Pear Tree

Because my first act in office was to take that door out.

Democracy is something
that breathes and grows all the time. - The Wild Pear Tree

Democracy is something that breathes and grows all the time.

Retreating behind thick walls,
being accountable to no one, - The Wild Pear Tree

Retreating behind thick walls, being accountable to no one,

We've always stood by workers,
by people in trouble. - The Wild Pear Tree

We've always stood by workers, by people in trouble.

Now, how much did you say you needed? - The Wild Pear Tree

Now, how much did you say you needed?

A guy from the village
works at the printer's, - The Wild Pear Tree

A guy from the village works at the printer's,

I'm afraid - The Wild Pear Tree

Legally, we can't - The Wild Pear Tree

Legally, we can't

OK, if it was a scholarly work
or for tourism, - The Wild Pear Tree

OK, if it was a scholarly work or for tourism,

We could tap the promotion budget
for as much as you like. - The Wild Pear Tree

We could tap the promotion budget for as much as you like.

Even then,
there'd be a raft of procedures. - The Wild Pear Tree

Even then, there'd be a raft of procedures.

But here, - The Wild Pear Tree

But I'm not asking you - The Wild Pear Tree

But I'm not asking you

It could be a loan
or payment for some work. - The Wild Pear Tree

It could be a loan or payment for some work.

Wait, I'll give you his book
if there are any left. - The Wild Pear Tree

Wait, I'll give you his book if there are any left.

We learned later - The Wild Pear Tree

We learned later

I can't see them.
There's just election stuff in there. - The Wild Pear Tree

I can't see them. There's just election stuff in t...

Maybe you should talk to Ilhami. - The Wild Pear Tree

Maybe you should talk to Ilhami.

Yes, go and see Ilhami.
He's your man. - The Wild Pear Tree

Yes, go and see Ilhami. He's your man.

But since it isn't a tourism book... - The Wild Pear Tree

But since it isn't a tourism book...

No. Don't say that. - The Wild Pear Tree

No. Don't say that.

He reads a lot. He devours books.
You'll see. He has stacks of them. - The Wild Pear Tree

He reads a lot. He devours books. You'll see. He has st...

If anyone can fund you, it's him. - The Wild Pear Tree

If anyone can fund you, it's him.

You haven't changed at all.
I recognized you right away. - The Wild Pear Tree

You haven't changed at all. I recognized you right away...

I mean changed in a good way. - The Wild Pear Tree

I mean changed in a good way.

Picking walnuts in the field.
I came to get some water. - The Wild Pear Tree

Picking walnuts in the field. I came to get some water.

I have to do more exams. - The Wild Pear Tree

I have to do more exams.

Then get a job
or do my military service, depending. - The Wild Pear Tree

Then get a job or do my military service, depending.

All these small minded - The Wild Pear Tree

All these small minded

Sure, girls just get married
and sit at home. - The Wild Pear Tree

Sure, girls just get married and sit at home.

It's what I want anyway.
Get married, sit at home. - The Wild Pear Tree

It's what I want anyway. Get married, sit at home.

But I don't understand why - The Wild Pear Tree

But I don't understand why

Anyone who really wants to - The Wild Pear Tree

Anyone who really wants to

But there are so many
beautiful things out there. - The Wild Pear Tree

But there are so many beautiful things out there.

Busy lit-up streets, - The Wild Pear Tree

Busy lit-up streets,

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An unpublished writer returns to his hometown after graduating, where he seeks sponsors to publish his book while dealing with his father's deteriorating indulgence into gambling.

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Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Writer: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Akin Aksu

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: $34,014

Released: 30 Jan 2019

Awards: 10 wins & 15 nominations total

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