The Tree of Life

"Nothing stands still."

2011-05-17

6.742

en 139m

DramaFantasy

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

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Intern

Trey Edward Shults

Director

Terrence Malick

Writer

Terrence Malick

Associate Producer

Sandhya Shardanand

Co-Executive Producer

Steve Schwartz

Co-Executive Producer

Paula Mae Schwartz

sibling relationship parent child relationship afterlife christianity philosophy tree sun texas telegram bible surrealism meteor coming of age spirituality grief space religion memory dinosaur birth death grace childhood death of brother silhouette existentialism organist masculinity cosmos 1950s philosophical self reflection newborn baby organ player waco texas father son relationship mother son relationship brother brother relationship stream of consciousness life existential crisis pantheism