Red Trees

Sep 15 2017 Not Rated 1h 27m
Documentary

Award-winning filmmaker, Marina Willer (Cartas da Ma~e), creates an impressionistic visual essay as she traces her father’s family journey as one of only twelve Jewish families to survive the Nazi occupation of Prague during World War II. Photographed by Academy Award® nominee Ce´sar Charlone (City of God), the film travels from war-torn Eastern Europe to the color and light of South America and is told through the voice of Willer’s father Alfred (as narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith, Quantum of Solace), who witnessed bureaucratic nightmares, transportations and suicides but survived to build a post-war life as an architect in Brazil. As the world struggles with the current refugee crisis, RED TREES is a timely look at a family besieged by war who finds peace across an ocean.

Plot

Award-winning filmmaker, Marina Willer (Cartas da Mae), creates an impressionistic visual essay as she traces her father's family journey as one of only twelve Jewish families to survive the Nazi occupation of Prague during World War II. Photographed by Academy Award nominee César Charlone (City of God), the film travels from war-torn Eastern Europe to the color and light of South America and is told through the voice of Willer's father Alfred (as narrated by Tim Piggot Smith, Quantum of Solace), who witnessed bureaucratic nightmares, transportations and suicides but survived to build a post-war life as an architect in Brazil.

Written by

Alfred Willer, Marina Willer, Brian Eley

Directed by

Marina Willer

Cast

Alfred Willer, Tim Pigott-Smith, Flora Fanelli

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Languages

Português, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
150
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA