FAMILY TREE
by Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
synopsis
The story of Frédéric, who grows trees and has been harbouring a secret for almost 60 years. Only his wife and eldest son know the truth about his past. The death of his son – with whom Frédéric had a difficult relationship – leads him to finally reveal his secret to his close relations. At the age of 20, Frédéric was deported by the Nazis and imprisoned in the Schirmeck concentration camp, in the Vosges, for homosexuality. After the war, he got married, hoping to bury this story forever.
international title: | Family Tree |
original title: | L'Arbre et la forêt |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Playtime |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau |
release date: | FR 21/04/2010 |
screenplay: | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau |
cast: | Guy Marchand, Françoise Fabian, Yannick Renier, Sabrina Seyvecou, François Négret, Catherine Mouchet, Jacques Bonnaffé, Sandrine Dumas, Laetitia Casta |
cinematography by: | Matthieu Poirot-Delpech |
film editing: | Mathilde Muyard |
art director: | Dorian Maloine |
costumes designer: | Élisabeth Méhu |
producer: | Gilles Sandoz, Kristina Larsen |
production: | Maïa Cinéma, Les Films du Lendemain |
backing: | Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Ile de France, région Centre, Canal +, Ciné Cinéma |
distributor: | Ad Vitam |