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The Tree

Play trailer Poster for The Tree 2011,  1h 40m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 72% 67 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
72% Tomatometer 67 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Simone believes her dead father talks to her through a fig tree and won't allow it to be cut down.
The Tree

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Critics Consensus

Though it leans rather heavily on its central metaphor, The Tree is a moving and ultimately hopeful meditation on grief with shades of magical realism.

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Laura Kern Film Comment Magazine Mar 18, 2012
[It] would be much easier to write off as silly and self-serious, if it weren't so involving. Go to Full Review
Ray Bennett The Hollywood Reporter Jan 5, 2012
It's well worth seeing the performance of young Morgana Davies as Simone, a child who becomes convinced that her late father speaks and listens to her through the comforting branches of the tree next to her house. Go to Full Review
Tom Long Detroit News Nov 4, 2011
B
In the end, The Tree is something of a stretch; but it's a good stretch, a mix of mysticism and family dynamics both satisfying and intriguing. Go to Full Review
Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Examiner Jan 8, 2019
3.5/5
You can probably guess what happens. But the standard-issue life-after-death flick is worth watching just for Gainsbourg. Go to Full Review
Daniel Gumble CineVue Nov 15, 2018
The heavy-handed use of symbolism is, at times, offensively patronising and cliched. Go to Full Review
Glenn Dunks Onya Magazine Oct 17, 2013
A
[The Tree is] one of the most personally striking films of the year. Go to Full Review
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Julie Bertuccelli

Director

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Dawn O'Neil

Aden Young

Peter O'Neil

Morgan Davies

Simone O'Neil

Marton Csokas

George Elrick

Christian Byers

Tim O'Neil

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The Tree

Morgana Davies as Simone in "The Tree." A scene from "The Tree." Charlotte Gainsbourg as Dawn in "The Tree." (L-R) Morgana Davies as Simone and Charlotte Gainsbourg as Dawn in "The Tree." The Tree (2010) The Tree (2010) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Simone believes her dead father talks to her through a fig tree and won't allow it to be cut down.
Director
Julie Bertuccelli
Producer
Yaël Fogiel, Laetitia Gonzalez, Sue Taylor
Screenwriter
Julie Bertuccelli, Elizabeth J. Mars
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films
Production Co
Taylor Media, arte France Cinéma, Canal+, Screen Australia, Les Films du Poisson, The Jim Henson Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 15, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$69.2K
Runtime
1h 40m
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