The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 18, 1998
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Romance, Drama
• Director
• Dariush Mehrjui

The Pear Tree — Cast

Golshifteh Farahani M Homayoun Ershadi Mahmoud

M

Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori Mahmoud (child) Nematollah Gorji Mashadi Hossein

S

Sasan Bagherpour Jafar Bozorgi The Head of a Village Shaghayegh Farahani

A

Aram Ghasemy