The Tree - Behind The Tree - The Director

Julie Bertuccelli, the director of The Tree, as discussed by the cast and crew.

After the sudden death of her father, 8-year-old Simone shares a secret with her mother Dawn. She's convinced her father speaks to her through the leaves of her favourite tree and he's come back to protect them.

But the new bond between mother and daughter is threatened when Dawn starts a relationship with George, the plumber, called in to removethe tree's troublesome roots.

As the branches of the tree start to infiltrate the house, the family is forced to make an agonising decision. But have they left it too late?

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one of the French/Australia films of the year