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The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day fate struck blindly, taking the life of Peter, the father, leaving his grief-stricken wife Dawn alone with their four children. Among them, eight-year-old Simone denies this reality. She is persuaded that her father still lives in the giant fig tree growing near their house and speaks to her through its leaves. But the tree becomes more and more invasive and threatens the house. It must be felled. Of course, Simone won't allow...
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Taglines:
Life is a force of nature
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Release Date:
11 August 2010 (France)
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Box Office
Budget:
€7,740,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$993,338
(France),
15 August 2010, Limited Release
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,983,
17 July 2011, Limited Release
Gross USA:
$71,158, 17 November 2011
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,378,574, 15 January 2012
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
Julie Bertuccelli loved
Judy Pascoe's book "Our Father Who Art in the Tree" but Australian producer
Sue Taylor had already bought the rights to screen it. Julie Bertucelli and her producer
Yael Fogiel decided to contact Sue Taylor and the three of them chose to make the film in partnership.
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Goofs
No competent tradesman in Australia would pull a tree branch out of a house in the manner shown. Sections inside the house would be trimmed with a chainsaw, before the main branch outside is removed.
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Quotes
Tim O'Neil:
Happy families are boring anyway.
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Crazy Credits
"No animals or trees were harmed while filming"
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Soundtracks
Flying Foxes
Written by C. Dyers/ M. Dyers/ A. Mason
Performed by The Slippers
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This film is about a family that griefs the sudden death of the husband / father, as he collapsed while driving.
"The Tree" is an intensely introspective film, as it attempts to sculpt the emotional states, thoughts and feelings of the family members after the husband's death. As the husband's car hit a tree next to their house, the rest of the family have a special attachment to this tree. This attachment become central to the plot, and it requires much empathy to understand the characters' actions and motivation. The wife uses the tree for comfort, while the daughter Simone uses the tree as a replacement for her father. Even though the portrayals of the family's internal world are excellent, "The Tree" still suffers from being too slow and too plain for an average viewer.