The Tree

The Tree

Language : English
Year : 2010
Medical Theme : Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/ heart attack
Actors : Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas, Morgana Davies
Storyline : Peter O’Neil is a father of four children and lives happily with his wife in a small town in Australia. One day Peter dies of heart attack and he dies in his car while driving. After Peter’s death, life is not the same for his wife Dawn and his four children. Her eight-year-old daughter Simone starts talking to the huge tree outside their house, presuming she is talking to her father. Loneliness then starts to creep into Dawn as well and she too starts to believe her husband could be reached through the tree. Finally when the town is hit by a big storm, the family is brought back together and they slowly start to understand life.