The Wild Pear Tree

Name: The Wild Pear Tree
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-06-01
Duration: 188 min
Rating: 7.5

2018 · Movie · 188 min · ★ 7.5 · 90% critics

Drama

After finishing university, a young man returns to his rural hometown determined to publish his first book. As he scrambles for money and reconnects with familiar faces, he’s pulled into tense conversations, self-doubt, and the strain of a family weighed down by a parent’s gambling addiction.

Also known as The Wild Pear

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Original title: Ahlat Ağacı
Years: 2018
Release date: 2018-06-01
Language: TR
Runtime: 188 min
Critic score: 90/100
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 (305 votes)

About

If you enjoy long, reflective character dramas about ambition, family strain, and big questions in everyday life, this may click—especially if you liked Winter Sleep or Once Upon a Time in Anatolia; Not for you if you want fast pacing and clear plot payoffs.

Pros: absorbing slow-burn drama; rich conversations; relatable small-town life | Cons: very long runtime; talky and meandering; can feel pretentious