The Tree of Life
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Jack, the wide-eyed, 11-year-old, eldest son of a 1950s-era family, loses his innocence after encountering sickness, suffering and death for the first time. He finds himself caught between his mother, who views the world with love and mercy, and his father, whose severity in teaching his son self-r
Cast & Crew
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Terrence Malick
Director
Brad Pitt
Sean Penn
Jessica Chastain
Fiona Shaw
Irene Bedard
Film Details
Also Known As
L'arbre de la vie, Tree of Life, tree of life - l'arbre de vie, The, Árvore da Vida, A
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Fantasy
Period
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Abbey Road Studios; Arri Group; Audio Head; Brace Cove Productions; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Chockstone Pictures; Citrullo International; Cmm Entertainment; Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard Llp; Deanna Nocero; Double Negative Visual Effects; Eastman Kodak; Efilm; Evil Eye Pictures; Footsteps Post Production, Inc.; Greg Jones; Knb Efx Group, Inc.; Kodak; Laser Pacific; Lowry Digital; Method Studios; National Center For Supercomputing Appliances, University Of Illinois; Oasis Imagery; One Of Us; Paskal Lighting; Pivotal Post; Plan B Entertainment; Post Logic Studios; Prime Focus Vfx; Prologue Films; River Road Entertainment; Studios Davout; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Union Bank; Wells Fargo Bank
Distribution Company
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES/LES FILMS S+VILLE; 01 Distribuzione; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; 20th Century Fox Russia; Acme Film; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Belga Films; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Diamond Films; Empire; Europacorp; Fida Film; Film Europe; Filmcompagniet; Filmladen Gmbh; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Fs Film Oy; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Imagem Filmes; Independent Films (If); Independiente; Italia Films; Les Films Séville; Les Films Séville; Monolith Films Sp. Z O.O.; Nu-Metro; Odeon S.A.; Pioneer; SF Studios; Sam Film; Shaw Organization; Svensk Filmindustri Norway; Tiglon A.S.; Tripictures; Tuck; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; West Video; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Austin, Texas, USA; Smithville, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 18m
Synopsis
Jack, the wide-eyed, 11-year-old, eldest son of a 1950s-era family, loses his innocence after encountering sickness, suffering and death for the first time. He finds himself caught between his mother, who views the world with love and mercy, and his father, whose severity in teaching his son self-reliance leaves a lasting impression on Jack. Approximately 40 years later, an adult Jack is a lost soul in the modern world, still struggling to reconcile the complicated relationship with his father, and still grappling for answers to life's eternal questions.
Director
Terrence Malick
Director
Cast
Brad Pitt
Sean Penn
Jessica Chastain
Fiona Shaw
Irene Bedard
Jessica Fuselier
Michael Showers
Tamara Jolaine
Will Wallace
Christopher Ryan
Kimberly Whalen
Brayden Whisenhunt
Margaret Hoard
Anne Nabors
Hunter Mccracken
Laramie Eppler
Tye Sheridan
Nicolas Gonda
Kelly Koonce
Bryce Boudoin
Jimmy Donaldson
Kameron Vaughn
Cole Cockburn
Dustin Allen
Joanna Going
Finnegan Williams
Michael Koeth
John Howell
Samantha Martinez
Savannah Welch
Julia M Smith
Christopher Ryan
Tyler Thomas
Wally Welch
Hudson Long
Michael Dixon
William Hardy
Tommy Hollis
Cooper Franklin Sutherland
John Cyrier
Erma Lee Alexander
Nicholas Yedinak
David Hack
Lead Man
Crew
Erik Aadahl
Supervising Sound Editor
David Ackerman
Chef
Michael Adkisson
2-D Artist
Briana Aeby
Visual Effects Coordinator
Brad Allen
Grip
Jeff M Andrus
Best Boy Grip
Martha Argerich
Song Performer
Nigel Ashcroft
Historic Theatre Consultant
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Song Performer
Peter Atherton
Location Scout
Paul Atkins
Photography
Johann Sebastian Bach
Song
Leora Backer
Assistant Director
Chet Badalato
Assistant
Negin Bairami
Digital Artist
Michael Baird
Song
Michael Baird
Song Performer
Kamilla Bak
Digital Artist
Judy Barr
Digital Artist
Lyndon J Barrois
Animation Supervisor
Bobby Bastarache
Assistant Director
Andy Bean
Digital Artist
Jean-pascal Beintus
Music
Lizzie Bentley
Digital Artist
Christine Bergren
Legal Counsel
Craig Berkey
Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Berkey
Sound Designer
Hector Berlioz
Song
Dick Bernstein
Music Editor
Ivan Bess
Associate Producer
Frederic Besse
Software Engineer
Alex Betts
Software Engineer
Debbie Bilski
Craft Service
Matt Bilski
Assistant
Randy Bilski
Medic
Frederick P. Bimbler
Legal Counsel
Jean Black
Makeup Artist
Julia Bloch
Associate Editor
Susan H. Bodine
Legal Counsel
Vicky Boone
Casting
Laura Noel Borland
Location Assistant
Andy Boyd
Visual Effects
Brent Breedveld
3-D Artist
Volker Bromm
Visual Effects
Erik L Brown
Assistant Camera
Kari Brown
Digital Artist
Nik Brownlee
Digital Artist
Mike Bryant
Software Engineer
Bruce D. Buckley
3-D Artist
David Burk
Assistant Sound Editor
Craig Busch
Assistant Location Manager
Jeremy Buttell
3-D Artist
Unjoo Byars
Main Title Design
Randy Cantor
Transportation Captain
Raul V Carrera
Greensman
Josh Cary
Driver
Riccardo Chailly
Song Performer
Barbara Charba
Studio Teacher
Scott E Chester
Production Supervisor
D Childress
Sculptor
Jesse James Chisholm
Visual Effects
Crystal Choo
Visual Effects Coordinator
Tim Christensen
2-D Artist
Tom Christopher
On-Set Dresser
Karen Clarke
Visual Effects Producer
Peter Clarke
Music Editor
Christian Clayton
On-Set Dresser
Jeff Clifford
Software Engineer
Patrick B Coate
Loader
Kia Coates
Digital Artist
Peter Cobbin
Sound Engineer
Bobbi Colorado
Animal Wrangler
Scott Colquitt
Production Assistant
Kay Colvin
Sound Department
Kyle Cooper
Main Title Design
Hank Corwin
Editor
Francois Couperin
Song
Matthew Cowan
Grip
Donna Cox
Visual Effects Designer
David Crank
Art Director
Ryan Cronin
3-D Artist
Brian Cross
Special Effects Technician
Nick Damico
3-D Artist
Megan Danderfer
3-D Artist
Sir Colin Davis
Song Performer
Thomas E 'ted' Davis
Electrician
Susan Schakelford Dawes
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Ruth De Jong
Art Department Coordinator
Francisco De La Fuente
Driver
Gerry De Leon
Production Assistant
Tom Debenham
Visual Effects
Benoît Delhomme
Photography
Brian Delmonico
Digital Artist
Alexandre Desplat
Music Conductor
Alexandre Desplat
Music
Adrian Dewet
Visual Effects Supervisor
Felicity Donarski
Executive
Joel Dougherty
Sound Editor
Sarah Dowling
Casting Assistant
Miles Drake
Visual Effects
Derek M Drewes
Foreman
Kathleen Driscoll-mohler
Casting Associate
Andrew Dudman
Sound Engineer
Conrad Dueck
3-D Artist
Olivier Dumont
Visual Effects
Traci Duran
Visual Effects
A J Edwards
Consultant
Richard Ehlert
Chef
Shari Eichler
Studio Teacher
Gregory Eliason
Historic Theatre Consultant
Nick Ellsberg
Post-Production Assistant
Mathieson Facer
3-D Artist
Mike Fagundes
3-D Artist
Craig Fehrman
Transportation Coordinator
Chaya Feiner
Visual Effects
Erin Ferguson
Visual Effects Coordinator
Brody Fikker
3-D Artist
William Files
Sound Designer
Michael L. Fink
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jack Fisk
Production Designer
Jenny Fitzgibbons
Production Accountant
Xavier Forcioli
Music
Keith Fraase
Consultant
Kirk Francis
Sound Mixer
Evan Fraser
3-D Artist
Vic Fraser
Music
Erica Frauman
Post-Production Supervisor
Suzy Freeman
Costume Supervisor
Bradley Friedman
Digital Effects
Rebecca Fulton
Script Supervisor
Vanessa Gaitan
Assistant Director
Dede Gardner
Producer
Naomi Gathmann
Costumer
Dean Georgopoulos
Camera
Stephanie Gilgar
Visual Effects
Kevin Gillen
Visual Effects
Don Gillespie
Post-Production Accountant
Don Gillespie
Payroll Accountant
Roanna Gillespie
Music Supervisor
Dan Glass
Visual Effects Supervisor
Simon Glover
Visual Effects
Jenny Goddard
Casting Assistant
Sally Goldberg
Visual Effects
Hayden Goldblatt
Legal Counsel
Nicolas Gonda
Coproducer
Elias Gonzalez
2-D Artist
Paul Goodwin
Song Performer
Henryk Gorecki
Song
Brooke Graeff
Foley
Hans Graffunder
Production Coordinator
Adam Gravois
Digital Artist
Sarah Green
Producer
Sarah Green
Unit Production Manager
Thomas Greif
Visual Effects
Dean Gula
Visual Effects Coordinator
Barry Guy
Song
Sharna Hackett
Visual Effects Coordinator
Alexa Hale
Visual Effects Coordinator
Matt Hall
Software Engineer
Emily Hamel
Visual Effects
Peter Hanson
Visual Effects
Philip Hardage
Assistant Director
Oliver Harding
Software Engineer
David Shawn Harper
Sound Department
Don Hastings
Special Effects Coordinator
J.r. Hawbaker
Assistant Costume Designer
Cody Haynes
Driver
Shane Hazen
Consultant
Shane Hazen
Post-Production Assistant
Jack Heeren
Foley Mixer
Aeon Henderson
Digital Artist
Angela Hewitt
Song Performer
Richard Hickox
Song Performer
Frank Hildebrand
Executive In Charge Of Production
Grant Hill
Producer
Carlo Hintermann
Line Producer
Bryan Hirota
Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrew K Hodge
Assistant Location Manager
Annette Hoffman
Costumer
Vance Holmes
Photography
David Holt
Driver
Mitch Horwits
Executive
Elliott Hostetter
On-Set Dresser
Brian Howald
2-D Artist
Alex Howe
Photography
George Hull
Concept Artist
Cliff Hunt
Driver
David Hykes
Song
David Hykes
Song Performer
Ludovic Iochem
Digital Artist
John L Jack
Visual Effects
Scott Jacobs
Boom Operator
Mike Jahnke
3-D Artist
Jeno Jando
Song Performer
Mark Jarrett
Assistant Location Manager
Kristine-joeann Jasper
Digital Artist
Susan Jasso
Assistant Director
Steve Jaworski
Visual Effects
Joseph Jennings
Song Performer
Film Details
Also Known As
L'arbre de la vie, Tree of Life, tree of life - l'arbre de vie, The, Árvore da Vida, A
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Fantasy
Period
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Abbey Road Studios; Arri Group; Audio Head; Brace Cove Productions; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Chockstone Pictures; Citrullo International; Cmm Entertainment; Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard Llp; Deanna Nocero; Double Negative Visual Effects; Eastman Kodak; Efilm; Evil Eye Pictures; Footsteps Post Production, Inc.; Greg Jones; Knb Efx Group, Inc.; Kodak; Laser Pacific; Lowry Digital; Method Studios; National Center For Supercomputing Appliances, University Of Illinois; Oasis Imagery; One Of Us; Paskal Lighting; Pivotal Post; Plan B Entertainment; Post Logic Studios; Prime Focus Vfx; Prologue Films; River Road Entertainment; Studios Davout; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Union Bank; Wells Fargo Bank
Distribution Company
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES/LES FILMS S+VILLE; 01 Distribuzione; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; 20th Century Fox Russia; Acme Film; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Belga Films; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Diamond Films; Empire; Europacorp; Fida Film; Film Europe; Filmcompagniet; Filmladen Gmbh; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Fs Film Oy; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Imagem Filmes; Independent Films (If); Independiente; Italia Films; Les Films Séville; Les Films Séville; Monolith Films Sp. Z O.O.; Nu-Metro; Odeon S.A.; Pioneer; SF Studios; Sam Film; Shaw Organization; Svensk Filmindustri Norway; Tiglon A.S.; Tripictures; Tuck; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; West Video; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Austin, Texas, USA; Smithville, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 18m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Spring May 27, 2011
Re-released in United States Winter December 9, 2011 (Los Angeles)
Limited Release in United States Spring May 27, 2011 (Los Angeles & New York City)
Re-released in United States Winter December 9, 2011
Released in United States on Video October 11, 2011
Released in United States on Video October 11, 2011
