The Wild Pear Tree

Sinan, an aspiring writer, returns home after hoping to scrape together enough money to publish his first novel.

He wanders the town encountering old flames and 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.