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1998 Romance Drama 1h 35m

The Pear Tree

Mahmoud is suffering from writer's block and he is unable to continue the book he is currently working upon. He decides to take a break from his routine life and plans to visit his family's rural estate that is situated at north of Tehran. He also intends to complete his book in this visit. While at the estate, Mahmoud's attention is brought to the old Pear Tree that is situated behind the estate by the old gardener of the estate. Seeing the Pear Tree, Mahmoud thinks about his past - his infatuation towards his 14-year-old female cousin known only as M, his adolescent dreams, how that changed over the years. The rest of the film chronicles thoughts of Mahmoud and his past.

6.7 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Golshifteh Farahani

M

Homayoun Ershadi

Mahmoud

Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori

Mahmoud (child)

Nematollah Gorji

Mashadi Hossein

Sasan Bagherpour

Jafar Bozorgi

The Head of a Village

Shaghayegh Farahani

Aram Ghasemy

Amir Ali Ghezelayagh

Shahram Haghighat Doost

Rahman Hoseini

Jahangir Mirshekari

Maryam Moghbeli

Maliheh Nazari

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