The Wild Pear Tree

"The achievement is masterful, though its diffusion will be limited."

"It's a wealth of flowering expression on the intimate subject of loss."

"It's an unhurried, elegiac address to the idea of childhood and your home town - and how returning to both has a bittersweet savour."

"Having to deal constantly with an ample text and subtitling in which every word counts, one can't help wishing, every once in a while, for a chance to rewind and listen again. That, unfortunately, is not an option open to cinema audiences."

"Verbose. Riveting. Extraordinary."

"In spite of its lengthy running time, this latest feature from Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan is one of his most accessible."

"Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan looks at his country through the prism of a grim coming-of-age tale stripped of lyricism and joy."