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The Tree of Blood streaming

Original title: El árbol de la sangre
2018 Movie Spain Drama 130 min Ages 17+
By: Julio Medem With: Joaquín Furriel, Álvaro Cervantes, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Grao, Patricia López Arnaiz

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 tragedy when Macarena's state mind starts to fall down in insanity and schizophrenia, Victor starts to suffer troubles with drugs, and at the same time Amaia and Olmo's relation are breaking due to Olmo's past and the relation of his parents Jacinto and Julieta with the Russian mob. This causes that Amaia starts a write a novel about the Russian mob to disclose the truth about Olmo and Victor, and that Nuria and Amaia relive a former passion between them after a casual encounter many years ago. Overpassed by the ghosts of the past, Rebeca and Marc's love threatens to end by the amount of forbidden passions, betrayals, love affairs, murder and infidelities, specially when the history affects the own Rebeca and the surgery she was in her childhood to save her life. Can will Rebeca and Marc's love survive to the weight of their past?

Filmium rating
61%

Mood

Introspective
Melancholic
Reflective
Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Julio Medem
Scott Page-Pagter
Najwa Nimri
María Molins
Daniel Grao
Joaquín Furriel
Patricia López Arnaiz
Álvaro Cervantes
Úrsula Corberó
Notable Cast
Spanish Actors
Strong Production
Ursula Corbero

Adaptation

Original Screenplay

Cinematic Technique

Close-Ups
Emotional Nuance
Wide Shots

Narrative Structure

Family Saga
Nonlinear

Pace

Dynamic
Reflective
Varied

Style

Dramatic
Poetic
Visual Storytelling

Time-Period

Contemporary
Modern

Central Conflict

Family Secrets
Roots Exploration

Characters

Family Members
Young Couple

Ending

Open-Ended
Thought-Provoking

Historical Context

Contemporary
Modern

Key Plot Points

Creating Family Tree
Discovering Heritage

Plot

Betrayal
Family History
Family Tree
Human Relationships
Intergenerational
Love

Setting

Basque Country
Catalonia
Country House
Madrid

Shooting Location

Basque Country
Catalonia
Madrid

Theme

Complex Relationships
Family Heritage
Identity
Intergenerational Secrets
Loss
Love

Genre

Drama
Psychological
Romance

Audiences

Adults
Art-House Audience
Art-House Viewers
Drama Enthusiasts

Titles

El árbol de la sangre
The Tree of Blood

Production Countries

France
Spain

Release Year

2018
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