The Wild Pear Tree (2018) | May 16, 8:00 pm

Sinan, an aspiring writer, returns home after university hoping to scrape together enough money to publish his first novel. He wanders the town encountering old flames and obstinate gatekeepers and finds his youthful ambition increasingly at odds with the deferred dreams of his gambling-addict father. As his own fantasies mingle with reality, Sinan grapples with the people and the place that have made him who he is. – Kanopy

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cast: Aydın Doğu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yıldırımlar, Hazar Ergüçlü

Country: Turkey, Republic of Macedonia, France

Distributor: The Cinema Guild

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 3 hours, 8 minutes

Platform: Kanopy

Author: Josh Hornbeck

Josh is the founder of Cinema Cocktail, and he is a writer and director, podcaster and critic, and communications and marketing professional living and working in the greater Seattle area.