The 8th full-length film of the Turkish film master, who is winner of Golden Palm award and six other awards from the most prestigious film festival in the world, is co-production between Turkey, France, Germany, Bulgaria (RFF International), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Sweden and Qatar.
Producer of the film is Zeynep Atakan. Co-producer on the Bulgarian side is the director of Sofia Film Fest Stefan Kitanov. The film is supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, Euroimage, Co-Producer Funds and in partnership with the New Boyana Film Studio in Sofia.
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.
There are exciting days ahead. We are wishing success to “The Wild Pear Tree”, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and his team at Cannes!
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THE WILD PEAR TREETurkey-France-Germany-Bulgaria-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Macedonia-Sweden, 2018, 190’, HD, 4K
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Script: Akın Aksu, Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cinematography: Gökhan Tiryaki
Cast: Doğu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yıldırımlar, İrem Türkoğlu, Ali Erkazan, Özay Fecht, Hazar Ergüçlü
Producer: Zeynep Özbatur Atakan
Co-producers: Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Fabian Gasmia, Stefan Kitanov, Mirsad Purivatra, Labina Mitevska, Katarina Krave, Harry Cherniak
Production: Zeyno Film, Memento Films Production, Detail Film, RFF International, Sisters and Brother Mitevski, 2006 Produkcija Sarajevo, Film i Vast, Chimney Pot
Funded by Eurimages, T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Sinema Genel Müdürlüğü
Arte France, Medienboard Berlin-Bradenburg, Bulgarian National Film Center, Macedonian Film Agency, Fondacija za Kinematogafiju Sarajevo, MPA APSA Academy Film Fund