The Tree of Blood (2018)

Rebeca and Marc make a travel to discover their mutual family pasts in Rebeca's grandparents house.

Director:

Julio Medem

Writers:

Julio Medem, Scott Page-Pagter (english script adaptation)

Stars:

Álvaro Cervantes, Úrsula Corberó, Patricia López Arnaiz

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Álvaro Cervantes	...	Marc
Úrsula Corberó	...	Rebeca
Patricia López Arnaiz	...	Amaia
Joaquín Furriel	...	Olmo
Lucía Delgado	...	Nuria joven
Luka Peros	...	Dimitri
Najwa Nimri	...	Macarena
Daniel Grao	...	Víctor
Luisa Gavasa	...	Candela
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba	...	Pío
Ángela Molina	...	Julieta
Josep Maria Pou	...	Jacinto (as José María Pou)
Maria Molins	...	Nuria
Diego Ríos	...	Marc (7)
Sara Cordero	...	Rebecca (7)

Storyline

Rebeca and Marc are a troubled couple who make a deal to solve their differences: during a full weekend, they travel to the Rebeca's grandparents family house in Basque Country (north to Spain) to write the story about their respective parents: it moves the history 25 years ago when Macarena, Rebeca's mother, was a famous rock singer who retired from singing after her pregnant, and Nuria, Marc's mother, was a teen who was forced to exit from her summer house after the mysterious Olmo arrives to warm her that a Russian mob wants her house as headquarter in Spain. Time later Macarena meets Victor, a fan who falls in love with her and assumes child Rebeca as her own daughter to acceptance and joy of Macarena's parents, Pío and Candela, while Nuria works as editor literary and meeting Amaia, an aspiring writer which first novel turns in big hit, who in addition she's married with the own Olmo, Victor's elder brother. According the history evolves moving to the present, happiness turns in ...

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Plot Keywords:

spanish civil war | evacuation of children | basque | reference to basque conflict | russian mafia | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Úrsula Corberó, Najwa Nimri, and Luka Peros are all in Money Heist (La Casa de Papel).

User Reviews

Unique way to relay story

Being accustomed to US movies, I thought this was a good way to present a family story, and a number of love stories. The psychological evolutions were interesting, and there were elements of intrigue. Good story and acting. What more could you want?

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

8 February 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Tree of Blood

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$315,750

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aixerrota Films, Arcadia Motion Pictures, Diamond Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1