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The Sea of Trees

2016 · 110 min

A somber, reflective journey through grief and guilt, with a slow pace and an emotional twist that lingers.

Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Love will bring you home.
Overview
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.

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Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • love
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Written by
Chris Sparling
Starring
Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts, Katie Aselton, James Saito, Owen Burke, Ryoko Seta, Sienna Tow
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Japanese, English

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