The Wild Pear Tree - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Wild Pear Tree"
Ahlat Ağacı (2018)
Timing: 3:8 (188 min)
The Wild Pear Tree - TMDB rating
7.477/10
299
The Wild Pear Tree - Kinopoisk rating
7.273/10
1628
The Wild Pear Tree - IMDB rating
8/10
31000

Actors and characters

Photo Murat Cemcir #294792Photo Murat Cemcir #294793Photo Murat Cemcir #294794Photo Murat Cemcir #294795
Murat Cemcir
Character İdris
Photo Serkan Keskin #294810Photo Serkan Keskin #294811Photo Serkan Keskin #294812Photo Serkan Keskin #294813
Serkan Keskin
Character Süleyman
Photo Tamer Levent #119161Photo Tamer Levent #119162Photo Tamer Levent #119163

Tamer Levent

Tamer Levent
Character Recep
Photo Akın Aksu #131960

Akın Aksu

Akın Aksu
Character İmam Veysel
Photo Kubilay Tunçer #121976Photo Kubilay Tunçer #121977Photo Kubilay Tunçer #121978Photo Kubilay Tunçer #121979
Kubilay Tunçer
Character İlhami
Photo Öner Erkan #294817Photo Öner Erkan #294818

Öner Erkan

Öner Erkan
Character İmam Nazmi
Photo Özay Fecht #294819

Özay Fecht

Özay Fecht
Character Hayriye
Photo Kadir Çermik #153864Photo Kadir Çermik #329843Photo Kadir Çermik #329844Photo Kadir Çermik #329845
Kadir Çermik
Character Adnan
Photo Ercüment Balakoğlu #294820
Ercüment Balakoğlu
Character Ramazan
Photo Sencar Sağdıç #131629
Sencar Sağdıç
Character Nevzat
Photo Asena Keskinci #294821Photo Asena Keskinci #349625Photo Asena Keskinci #349626
Asena Keskinci
Character Yasemin
Photo Abdurrahman Tutar #294822
Abdurrahman Tutar
Character Seydi
Photo Salih Ünal #143163Photo Salih Ünal #143164
Salih Ünal
Character Kuyumcu Raif

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film was based on the true story of Akin Aksu's father, and the main character, Sinan, was modeled after Aksu himself.
  • Initially, the film was edited to run for 5 hours. The editing process took Nuri Bilge Ceylan almost a year.
  • The film received a 15-minute standing ovation from the audience at the Cannes International Film Festival.
  • Filming took 3.5 months.
  • It took over 9 months to write the screenplay.
  • Due to the whims of the local weather, the final scene featuring the protagonist and his father was shot in five different weather conditions. In the end, the director chose the version shot during a snowfall.
  • The scene with the child and the ants is based on an incident that happened to Akin Aksu's father in his childhood.
  • Nuri Bilge Ceylan cast Murat Cemcir as Idris after seeing his monologue from the finale of a comedy series on YouTube.
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