Under the Tree

Nominee
FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Foreign Language Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Nominee
Venice Horizons Award ~ Special Jury Prize
Venice Film Festival
Unsettlingly perceptive as well as absurdly comedic, 'Under the Tree' chronicles domestic tensions left to fester.
-- Sarah Ward, Screen International

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Under the Tree

UNDER THE TREE follows a man who is accused of adultery and forced to move in with his parents. While he fights for custody of his four-year-old daughter, he is gradually sucked into a dispute between his parents and their neighbors over an old and beautiful tree. What starts as a typical spat between suburban neighbors unexpectedly and violently reached a boiling point, soon spiraling out of control.
Not Rated
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Runtime
90
Language
Icelandic
Director
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Cast
Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Awards:
Nominee, FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Foreign Language Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Nominee, Venice Horizons Award ~ Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Deborah Young Hollywood Reporter

Films about suburban warfare between snarling, territorial neighbors have been a popular subgenre since Buster Keaton’s day, but it comes as a surprise that Icelandic director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson packs so much emotional depth into 'Under the Tree' ('Undir trenu'), his accomplished third ...

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